Ketsef (קצף) means foam in Hebrew.
It can also mean froth. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
foam, froth
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ketsef.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כעס
וַיִּתְּשֵׁם יְהֹוָה מֵעַל אַדְמָתָם בְּאַף וּבְחֵמָה וּבְקֶצֶף גָּדוֹל וַיַּשְׁלִכֵם אֶל-אֶרֶץ אַחֶרֶת כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה.
- 2בועות אויר קטנות, הנוצרות מערבוב של האויר עם השכבה העליונה של נוזל.
נִדְמֶה שֹׁמְרוֹן מַלְכָּהּ כְּקֶצֶף עַל-פְּנֵי-מָיִם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ketsef is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קֶצֶף
- Written without vowel points
- קצף
- Said
- ketsef
- Root
- ק־צ־פ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- קְצָפִים
- Inflections
- ר' קְצָפִים
- Gematria
- 270
This is how Ketsef is said in other languages.
- English
- foam, froth
- Arabic
- رغوة, زبد
- Russian
- пена
- French
- écume, mousse
- Spanish
- espuma
- German
- Schaum
- Yiddish
- פּינע, שוים
These words mean nearly the same as Ketsef.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ketsef.
The word Ketsef is part of these phrases and sayings.
- קצף גילוח
- שצף קצף
- וכדי בזיון וקצף
- קציף פרות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ketsef comes from the root ק־צ־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Ketsef in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ketsef.
What does Ketsef (קצף) mean in Hebrew?
Ketsef (קצף) means foam and froth. It is said ketsef, with the stress on ke.
What is a synonym for Ketsef (קצף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ketsef (קצף) are אף, חמה, חרון, זעם, כעס, and רוגז.
What rhymes with Ketsef (קצף)?
Words that rhyme with Ketsef (קצף) include רצף.
Is Ketsef (קצף) masculine or feminine?
The word Ketsef (קצף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is קְצָפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קצף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.