Dag hakesef (דג הכסף) means silverfish in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
דַּג הַכֶּסֶף
dag hakesef
noun · masculine
In English
silverfish
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Dag hakesef.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מעין חרק מסדרת חשוכי־הכנפיים (Thysanura).
The word Dag hakesef is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דַּג הַכֶּסֶף
- Written without vowel points
- דג הכסף
- Said
- dag hakesef
- Plural
- דְּגֵי־הַכֶּסֶף
- Inflections
- ר' דְּגֵי־הַכֶּסֶף
- Gematria
- 172
This is how Dag hakesef is said in other languages.
- English
- silverfish
These words mean nearly the same as Dag hakesef.
- זנבזיף
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These words come before and after Dag hakesef in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dag hakesef.
What does Dag hakesef (דג הכסף) mean in Hebrew?
Dag hakesef (דג הכסף) means silverfish. It is said dag hakesef, with the stress on ke.
What is a synonym for Dag hakesef (דג הכסף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Dag hakesef (דג הכסף) are זנבזיף.
Is Dag hakesef (דג הכסף) masculine or feminine?
The word Dag hakesef (דג הכסף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is דְּגֵי־הַכֶּסֶף.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דג הכסף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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