Khalaf (חַלָּף) means slaughtering knife in Hebrew.
It can also mean sharp knife. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חַלָּף
khalaf
noun · masculine
In English
slaughtering knife, sharp knife
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khalaf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סכין לשחיטה.
The word Khalaf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חַלָּף
- Written without vowel points
- חלף
- Said
- khalaf
- Root
- ח־ל־פ
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Plural
- חַלָּפִים (גם חַלַּפוֹת)
- Inflections
- ר' חַלָּפִים (גם חַלַּפוֹת); חַלָּף־, חַלָּפֵי־ (גם חַלָּפוֹת־)
- Gematria
- 118
This is how Khalaf is said in other languages.
- English
- slaughtering knife, sharp knife
- Yiddish
- שלאכטמעססער
These words rhyme with Khalaf.
The word Khalaf comes from the root ח־ל־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khalaf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khalaf.
What does Khalaf (חַלָּף) mean in Hebrew?
Khalaf (חַלָּף) means slaughtering knife and sharp knife. It is said khalaf, with the stress on laf.
What rhymes with Khalaf (חַלָּף)?
Words that rhyme with Khalaf (חַלָּף) include כנף, ענף, אף, כף, דף, and גף.
Is Khalaf (חַלָּף) masculine or feminine?
The word Khalaf (חַלָּף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חַלָּפִים (גם חַלַּפוֹת).
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חלף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.