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Khafif (חפיף) means sloppy in Hebrew.

It can also mean careless and shoddy. It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

חָפִיף
khafif
adverb
In English

sloppy, careless, shoddy

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ח

The dictionary gives one meaning for Khafif.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    סלנגבשטחיות ובחוסר השקעה ותשומת לב לפרטים.

The word Khafif is an adverb.

Written with vowel points
חָפִיף
Written without vowel points
חפיף
Said
khafif
Root
ח־פ־פ
Pattern
קָטִיל
Gematria
178

This is how Khafif is said in other languages.

English
sloppy, careless, shoddy

These words mean nearly the same as Khafif.

  • מרושל

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These words rhyme with Khafif.

The word Khafif comes from the root ח־פ־פ, like these words.

These words come before and after Khafif in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Khafif.

What does Khafif (⁨חפיף⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Khafif (⁨חפיף⁩) means sloppy, careless, and shoddy. It is said khafif, with the stress on fif.

What is a synonym for Khafif (⁨חפיף⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Khafif (⁨חפיף⁩) are ⁨מרושל⁩.

What rhymes with Khafif (⁨חפיף⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Khafif (⁨חפיף⁩) include ⁨חריף⁩, ⁨רציף⁩, ⁨נגיף⁩, ⁨סעיף⁩, ⁨חטיף⁩, and ⁨צריף⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חפיף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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