Kapit (כפית) means teaspoon in Hebrew.
It can also mean spooning. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כַּפִּית
kapit
noun · feminine
In English
teaspoon, spooning
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kapit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי אכילה קטן בצורת כף.
- 2(עפ"ר בריבוי) תנוחה בה זוג ישן, כשפני האחד לגבו של השני, והוא חובקו.
The word Kapit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּפִּית
- Written without vowel points
- כפית
- Said
- kapit
- Root
- כ־פ־פ
- Plural
- כַּפִּיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' כַּפִּיּוֹת; כַּפִּית־; כ' כַּפִּיּוֹתֶיךָ
- Gematria
- 510
This is how Kapit is said in other languages.
- English
- teaspoon, spooning
The word Kapit is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נולד עם כפית זהב בפה
- מצב כפית
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The word Kapit comes from the root כ־פ־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kapit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kapit.
What does Kapit (כפית) mean in Hebrew?
Kapit (כפית) means teaspoon and spooning. It is said kapit.
Is Kapit (כפית) masculine or feminine?
The word Kapit (כפית) is a feminine noun, and its plural is כַּפִּיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כפית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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