Dofen (דופן) means wall in Hebrew.
It can also mean side. It is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
wall, side
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Dofen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קיר, מחיצה.
- 2בהשאלההקליפה או השכבה החיצונית של כלי או של חפץ בעל קיבול.
- 3בהשאלההקליפה או השכבה החיצונית של איבר אורגני בעל קיבול.
The word Dofen is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine.
- Written with vowel points
- דֹּפֶן
- Written without vowel points
- דופן
- Said
- dofen
- Root
- ד־פ־נ
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- דְּפָנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' דְּפָנוֹת; דֹּפֶן־, דָּפְנוֹת־ (דופנות)
- Gematria
- 140
This is how Dofen is said in other languages.
- English
- wall, side
These words mean nearly the same as Dofen.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Dofen.
The word Dofen is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יוצא דופן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Dofen comes from the root ד־פ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Dofen in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dofen.
What does Dofen (דופן) mean in Hebrew?
Dofen (דופן) means wall and side. It is said dofen, with the stress on do.
What is a synonym for Dofen (דופן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Dofen (דופן) are קיר, צד, and מחיצה.
What rhymes with Dofen (דופן)?
Words that rhyme with Dofen (דופן) include אופן, חופן, and צופן.
Is Dofen (דופן) masculine or feminine?
The word Dofen (דופן) is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and its plural is דְּפָנוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דפן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.