Kafan (כפן) means hunger in Hebrew.
It can also mean starvation. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hunger, starvation
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kafan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רָעָב.
לְשֹׁד וּלְכָפָן תִּשְׂחָק וּמֵחַיַּת הָאָרֶץ אַל תִּירָא.
- 2השימוש המקובל רעב כמו גם בארמית: נפישי קטילי קדר מנפיחי כפן.. אולם השימוש במלה בספר איוב אינו ברור, מה גם שבספר יחזקאל יז ז מופיעה (פעם יחידה במקרא) צורת הפועל שמובנה אחר. ועל פי זה ראב"ע כותב: תרגום רעב, או הוא מן: כפנה שרשיה (יחזקאל יז ז) וטעמו: אספה. ויש המפרשים כפף, מובן שאף הוא נמצא בלשון חז"ל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kafan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כָּפָן
- Written without vowel points
- כפן
- Said
- kafan
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Gematria
- 150
This is how Kafan is said in other languages.
- English
- hunger, starvation
These words mean nearly the same as Kafan.
- רעב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Kafan.
- שבע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kafan.
The word Kafan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כל דיכפין
- נפוח כפן
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These words come before and after Kafan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kafan.
What does Kafan (כפן) mean in Hebrew?
Kafan (כפן) means hunger and starvation. It is said kafan, with the stress on fan.
What is a synonym for Kafan (כפן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kafan (כפן) are רעב.
What is the opposite of Kafan (כפן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kafan (כפן) are שבע.
What rhymes with Kafan (כפן)?
Words that rhyme with Kafan (כפן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כפן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.