Kafis (כפיס) means piece in Hebrew.
It can also mean rafter. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
piece, rafter
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kafis.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חתיכת עץ קטנה.
כִּי-אֶבֶן, מִקִּיר תִּזְעָק; וְכָפִיס, מֵעֵץ יַעֲנֶנָּה.
- 2כלונס
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kafis is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כָּפִיס
- Written without vowel points
- כפיס
- Said
- kafis
- Root
- פ־י־ס
- Inflections
- כְּפִיסִים, כְּפִיס⁻, כְּפִיסֵי⁻
- Gematria
- 170
This is how Kafis is said in other languages.
- English
- piece, rafter
These words mean nearly the same as Kafis.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kafis.
These words come before and after Kafis in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kafis.
What does Kafis (כפיס) mean in Hebrew?
Kafis (כפיס) means piece and rafter. It is said kafis, with the stress on fis.
What is a synonym for Kafis (כפיס)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kafis (כפיס) are מקל, קרש, שך, and מריש.
What rhymes with Kafis (כפיס)?
Words that rhyme with Kafis (כפיס) include בסיס, כיס, כרטיס, עסיס, תכסיס, and סריס.
Is Kafis (כפיס) masculine or feminine?
The word Kafis (כפיס) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כפיס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.