Kaf (כף) means paw in Hebrew.
It can also mean palm and spoon. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
paw, palm, spoon
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kaf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקרא, אנטומיהחלק הגף, שאליו מחוברות האצבעות.
וְכוֹס פַּרְעֹה, בְּיָדִי; וָאֶקַּח אֶת־הָעֲנָבִים, וָאֶשְׂחַט אֹתָם אֶל־כּוֹס פַּרְעֹה – וָאֶתֵּן אֶת־הַכּוֹס, עַל־כַּף פַּרְעֹה.
- 2לשון המקראכלי בעל חלק קעור בקצהו, בפרט כזה המשמש לאכילה.
וְעָשִׂיתָ קְּעָרֹתָיו וְכַפֹּתָיו וּקְשׂוֹתָיו וּמְנַקִּיֹּתָיו אֲשֶׁר יֻסַּךְ בָּהֵן; זָהָב טָהוֹר תַּעֲשֶׂה אֹתָם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kaf is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּף
- Written without vowel points
- כף
- Said
- kaf
- Root
- כ־פ־פ
- Inflections
- זוגי כַּפַּיִם, כַּפֵּי־; ר’ כַּפּוֹת, כַּפּוֹת־
- Gematria
- 100
This is how Kaf is said in other languages.
- English
- paw, palm, spoon
- Arabic
- كف, ملعقة, خاشوقة
- Russian
- лапа, ложка
- French
- paume, cuiller, cuillère
- Spanish
- mano, palma, cuchara
- German
- Pfote, Löffel
- Yiddish
- לעפֿל
These words rhyme with Kaf.
The word Kaf is part of these phrases and sayings.
- דן לכף זכות
- הכריע את הכף
- יציר כפיו
- כף אשפה
- כף הקלע
- כף טיגון
- כף יד
- כף מאזניים
- כף רגל
- כפות תמרים
- כפות המאזנים
- מחא כף
- מחיאת כף
- נקי כפיים
- נשא אותו על כפיים
- ספק כפיים
- עבודת כפיים
- על כפות המנעול
- שם נפשו בכפו
- תקע כף
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The word Kaf comes from the root כ־פ־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kaf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kaf.
What does Kaf (כף) mean in Hebrew?
Kaf (כף) means paw, palm, and spoon. It is said kaf, with the stress on kaf.
What rhymes with Kaf (כף)?
Words that rhyme with Kaf (כף) include כנף, ענף, אף, דף, גף, and סף.
Is Kaf (כף) masculine or feminine?
The word Kaf (כף) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.