Kaftor (כפתור) means button in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
button
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Kaftor.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לוחית קטנה התפורה לבגד לסריגה ע"י העברתה באבקה (חור קטן) או לקישוט.
- 2מתג/לחצן לכלי מכאני לשם הפסקתו, הפעלו או כיוונו.
- 3גּוּלָּה, עיטור עגול.
וּבַמְּנֹרָה אַרְבָּעָה גְבִעִים מְשֻׁקָּדִים כַּפְתֹּרֶיהָ וּפְרָחֶיהָ.
- 4כרתים, ארץ מוצאם של הפלשתים.
...כִּי שֹׁדֵד ה' אֶת פְּלִשְׁתִּים שְׁאֵרִית אִי כַפְתּוֹר.
- 5בוטניקהסוג צמח מדברי הגדל במצע חולי. Neurada
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kaftor is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּפְתּוֹר
- Written without vowel points
- כפתור
- Said
- kaftor
- Root
- כ־פ־ת־ר
- Plural
- כַּפְתּוֹרִים
- Inflections
- ר׳ כַּפְתּוֹרִים
- Gematria
- 706
This is how Kaftor is said in other languages.
- English
- button
- Arabic
- زر
- Yiddish
- קנעפּל
These words mean nearly the same as Kaftor.
- לחצן
- מקשkey
- כרתיםCrete
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These words rhyme with Kaftor.
The word Kaftor is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כפתור ופרח
- כפתור התורן
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The word Kaftor comes from the root כ־פ־ת־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Kaftor in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kaftor.
What does Kaftor (כפתור) mean in Hebrew?
Kaftor (כפתור) means button. It is said kaftor, with the stress on tor.
What is a synonym for Kaftor (כפתור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kaftor (כפתור) are לחצן, מקש, and כרתים.
What rhymes with Kaftor (כפתור)?
Words that rhyme with Kaftor (כפתור) include אור, עור, צינור, מקור, אזור, and בור.
Is Kaftor (כפתור) masculine or feminine?
The word Kaftor (כפתור) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כַּפְתּוֹרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כפתור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.