Hetkef lev (התקף לב) means heart attack in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הֶתְקֵף לֵב
hetkef lev
noun · masculine
In English
heart attack
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Hetkef lev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מצב שבו נוצרת חסימה באחד או ביותר מהעורקים הכליליים המובילים את הדם אל שריר הלב עצמו.
The word Hetkef lev is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הֶתְקֵף לֵב
- Written without vowel points
- התקף לב
- Said
- hetkef lev
- Plural
- הֶתְקֵפֵי לֵב
- Inflections
- ר' הֶתְקֵפֵי לֵב
- Gematria
- 617
This is how Hetkef lev is said in other languages.
- English
- heart attack
- Arabic
- احتشاء قلبي, نوبة قلبية
- Russian
- острый инфаркт миокарда
- French
- crise cardiaque
- Spanish
- infarto agudo de miocardio
- German
- Myokardinfarkt
These words mean nearly the same as Hetkef lev.
- אוטם שריר הלב
- אנגינה פקטוריס
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These words come before and after Hetkef lev in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hetkef lev.
What does Hetkef lev (התקף לב) mean in Hebrew?
Hetkef lev (התקף לב) means heart attack. It is said hetkef lev, with the stress on kef.
What is a synonym for Hetkef lev (התקף לב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Hetkef lev (התקף לב) are אוטם שריר הלב and אנגינה פקטוריס.
Is Hetkef lev (התקף לב) masculine or feminine?
The word Hetkef lev (התקף לב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is הֶתְקֵפֵי לֵב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry התקף לב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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