Eshkaf (אשקף) means side light in Hebrew.
It can also mean porthole, scuttle, and sidescuttle. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֶשְׁקָף
eshkaf
noun · masculine
In English
side light, porthole, scuttle, sidescuttle
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Eshkaf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חלון בדופן ספינה או בקיר מבנה עילי של ספינה, על פי רוב עגול, המצויד בשמשת זכוכית נעה על ציר אטימה למים.
The word Eshkaf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֶשְׁקָף
- Written without vowel points
- אשקף
- Said
- eshkaf
- Root
- ש־ק־פ
- Pattern
- אֶקְטָל
- Plural
- אֶשְׁקָפִים
- Inflections
- ר' אֶשְׁקָפִים; אֶשְׁקַף־, אֶשְׁקָפֵי־
- Gematria
- 481
This is how Eshkaf is said in other languages.
- English
- side light, porthole, scuttle, sidescuttle
- French
- hublot
- German
- Seitenfenster, Ventilationsfenster, Lüftungsfenster
These words rhyme with Eshkaf.
The word Eshkaf is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Eshkaf comes from the root ש־ק־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Eshkaf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Eshkaf.
What does Eshkaf (אשקף) mean in Hebrew?
Eshkaf (אשקף) means side light, porthole, and scuttle. It is said eshkaf, with the stress on kaf.
What rhymes with Eshkaf (אשקף)?
Words that rhyme with Eshkaf (אשקף) include כנף, ענף, אף, כף, דף, and גף.
Is Eshkaf (אשקף) masculine or feminine?
The word Eshkaf (אשקף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אֶשְׁקָפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אשקף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.