Dagesh kaflan (דגש כפלן) means dagesh forte in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
דָּגֵשׁ כַּפְלָן
dagesh kaflan
noun · masculine
In English
dagesh forte
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Dagesh kaflan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דקדוקדגש שמטרתו היא להכפיל את האותיות בעלות הדגש.
The word Dagesh kaflan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דָּגֵשׁ כַּפְלָן
- Written without vowel points
- דגש כפלן
- Said
- dagesh kaflan
- Gematria
- 487
This is how Dagesh kaflan is said in other languages.
- English
- dagesh forte
These words mean nearly the same as Dagesh kaflan.
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These words come before and after Dagesh kaflan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dagesh kaflan.
What does Dagesh kaflan (דגש כפלן) mean in Hebrew?
Dagesh kaflan (דגש כפלן) means dagesh forte. It is said dagesh kaflan, with the stress on gesh.
What is a synonym for Dagesh kaflan (דגש כפלן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Dagesh kaflan (דגש כפלן) are דגש חזק and מכפל.
Is Dagesh kaflan (דגש כפלן) masculine or feminine?
The word Dagesh kaflan (דגש כפלן) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דגש כפלן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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