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Efes (אפס) means zero in Hebrew.

It can also mean null, nihility, nothingness, end, and terminus. It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אֶפֶס
efes
word
In English

zero, null, nihility, nothingness

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with א

The dictionary gives 6 meanings for Efes.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    אין, לא קיים.
    הוֹי מַגִּיעֵי בַיִת בְּבַיִת שָׂדֶה בְשָׂדֶה יַקְרִיבוּ עַד אֶפֶס מָקוֹם...
  2. 2
    סוף, קצה, המקום שבו נגמר.
    וְעָמַד וְרָעָה בְּעֹז יהוה בִּגְאוֹן שֵׁם יהוה אֱלֹהָיו וְיָשָׁבוּ כִּי־עַתָּה יִגְדַּל עַד־אַפְסֵי־אָרֶץ.
  3. 3
    המספר השלם 0; האיבר הנייטרלי ביחס לחיבור; המספר הסודר הקטן ביותר, מציין את מספר האיברים בקבוצה ריקה.
  4. 4
    מתמטיקה של פונקציה. ערך עבורו הפונקציה שווה לאפס (3).
  5. 5
    בהשאלה, כינוי גנאימישהו לא חשוב, חסר כל ערך, שלא מתחשבים בו.
  6. 6
    מילת קישור: אך, אולם, ברם, אבל.
    הִנֵּה עֵינֵי אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה, בַּמַּמְלָכָה הַחַטָּאָה, וְהִשְׁמַדְתִּי אֹתָהּ, מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה: אֶפֶס, כִּי לֹא הַשְׁמֵיד אַשְׁמִיד אֶת-בֵּית יַעֲקֹב--נְאֻם-יְהוָה.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Efes is a word.

Written with vowel points
אֶפֶס
Written without vowel points
אפס
Said
efes
Root
א־פ־ס
Pattern
קֶטֶל
Plural
אֲפָסִים
Inflections
ר' אֲפָסִים; אֶפֶס־, ר' אַפְסֵי־
Gematria
141

This is how Efes is said in other languages.

English
zero, null, nihility, nothingness, end, terminus, root, good-for-nothing
Arabic
صِفْر
Russian
нуль
French
zéro
Spanish
cero
German
Null

These words mean nearly the same as Efes.

  • שורש
  • כלומניק
  • לא יוצלח

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These words mean the opposite of Efes.

  • קוטב

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The word Efes is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Efes comes from the root א־פ־ס, like these words.

This is where the word Efes comes from.

אוגריתית "אַפּס" ảps בהוראת קצה, קיצון, סוף.

These words come before and after Efes in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Efes.

What does Efes (⁨אפס⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Efes (⁨אפס⁩) means zero, null, and nihility. It is said efes, with the stress on e.

What is a synonym for Efes (⁨אפס⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Efes (⁨אפס⁩) are ⁨שורש⁩, ⁨כלומניק⁩, and ⁨לא יוצלח⁩.

What is the opposite of Efes (⁨אפס⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Efes (⁨אפס⁩) are ⁨קוטב⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אפס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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