Herim et hakfafa (הרים את הכפפה) means take up the gauntlet in Hebrew.
It is a verb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הֵרִים אֶת הַכְּפָפָה
herim et hakfafa
verb
In English
take up the gauntlet
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Herim et hakfafa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נענה לאתגר; הסכים לקחת על עצמו את האחריות לביצוע מעשה מסוים.
The word Herim et hakfafa is a verb.
- Written with vowel points
- הֵרִים אֶת הַכְּפָפָה
- Written without vowel points
- הרים את הכפפה
- Said
- herim et hakfafa
- Root
- ר־ו־מ
- Gematria
- 846
This is how Herim et hakfafa is said in other languages.
- English
- take up the gauntlet
- French
- relever le gant
The word Herim et hakfafa comes from the root ר־ו־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Herim et hakfafa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Herim et hakfafa.
What does Herim et hakfafa (הרים את הכפפה) mean in Hebrew?
Herim et hakfafa (הרים את הכפפה) means take up the gauntlet. It is said herim et hakfafa, with the stress on rim.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הרים את הכפפה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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