Kef (כֵּף) means rock in Hebrew.
It can also mean cliff and cape. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
rock, cliff, cape
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kef.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראסֶלַע.
בַּעֲרוּץ נְחָלִים לִשְׁכֹּן, חֹרֵי עָפָר וְכֵפִים.
- 2לשון המקראמדרון תלול מאד.
מִקּוֹל פָּרָשׁ וְרֹמֵה קֶשֶׁת בֹּרַחַת כָּל הָעִיר, בָּאוּ בֶּעָבִים וּבַכֵּפִים עָלוּ.
- 3לשון יבשה: קצהו של חצי־אי המוקף משלושת עבריו בים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kef is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כֵּף
- Written without vowel points
- כף
- Said
- kef
- Plural
- כֵּפִים
- Inflections
- ר' כֵּפִים
- Gematria
- 100
This is how Kef is said in other languages.
- English
- rock, cliff, cape
- Spanish
- piedra, roca, acantilado, cabo
These words mean nearly the same as Kef.
- צוק
- מצוק
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kef.
The word Kef is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כף ורדה
- כף התקוה הטובה
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These words come before and after Kef in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kef.
What does Kef (כֵּף) mean in Hebrew?
Kef (כֵּף) means rock, cliff, and cape. It is said kef, with the stress on kef.
What is a synonym for Kef (כֵּף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kef (כֵּף) are צוק and מצוק.
What rhymes with Kef (כֵּף)?
Words that rhyme with Kef (כֵּף) include טורף, מדחף, זקף, מאסף, ענף, and היקף.
Is Kef (כֵּף) masculine or feminine?
The word Kef (כֵּף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כֵּפִים.
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.