Ekhef (אכף) means pressure in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֶכֶף
ekhef
noun · masculine
In English
pressure
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ekhef.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מליצהלחץ, דבר מכביד מאוד.
The word Ekhef is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֶכֶף
- Written without vowel points
- אכף
- Said
- ekhef
- Root
- א־כ־פ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- אֲכָפִים
- Inflections
- ר' אֲכָפִים; כ' אַכְפִּי, אַכְפּוֹ
- Gematria
- 101
This is how Ekhef is said in other languages.
- English
- pressure
- French
- pression
- Spanish
- presión
- German
- Druck
These words mean nearly the same as Ekhef.
- דחק
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ekhef is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אבן אכף
- הכביד עליו אכפו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Ekhef in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ekhef.
What does Ekhef (אכף) mean in Hebrew?
Ekhef (אכף) means pressure. It is said ekhef, with the stress on e.
What is a synonym for Ekhef (אכף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ekhef (אכף) are דחק.
Is Ekhef (אכף) masculine or feminine?
The word Ekhef (אכף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אֲכָפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אכף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.