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Gefen (גפן) means grapevine in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

גֶּפֶן
gefen
noun · feminine
In English

grapevine

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives one meaning for Gefen.

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

  1. 1
    צמח מטפס המצמיח ענבים והנמנה עם שבעת המינים שבהם נשתבחה ארץ ישראל.
    אֶרֶץ חִטָּה וּשְׂעֹרָה וְגֶפֶן וּתְאֵנָה וְרִמּוֹן אֶרֶץ זֵית שֶׁמֶן וּדְבָשׁ

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

The word Gefen is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
גֶּפֶן
Written without vowel points
גפן
Said
gefen
Pattern
קֶטֶל
Plural
גְּפָנִים
Inflections
ר' גְּפָנִים; גֶּפֶן־, ר' גַּפְנֵי־; הפסק: גָּפֶן
Gematria
133

This is how Gefen is said in other languages.

English
grapevine

The word Gefen is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • איש תחת גפנו ותחת תאנתו
  • ענבי הגפן בענבי הגפן
  • ענבי הגפן בענבי הסנה
  • צמר גפן

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What does Gefen (⁨גפן⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Gefen (⁨גפן⁩) means grapevine. It is said gefen, with the stress on ge.

Is Gefen (⁨גפן⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Gefen (⁨גפן⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨גְּפָנִים⁩.

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

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