This is what the Hebrew word Khanef (חנף) means.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חָנֵף
khanef
noun · masculine
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khanef.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם שלילי שמעשיו אינם טובים. אבל מראה את עצמו כאדם חיובי. גם המחמיא לעושי הרע כדי למצוא חן ביניהם.
פָּחֲדוּ בְצִיּוֹן חַטָּאִים אָחֲזָה רְעָדָה חֲנֵפִים מִי יָגוּר לָנוּ אֵשׁ אוֹכֵלָה מִי יָגוּר לָנוּ מוֹקְדֵי עוֹלָם
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khanef is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חָנֵף
- Written without vowel points
- חנף
- Said
- khanef
- Root
- ח־נ־פ
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Feminine form
- ר' חֲנֵפִים
- Inflections
- נ' ר' חֲנֵפִים
- Gematria
- 138
These words mean nearly the same as Khanef.
- חנפןschmoozer
- צבוע
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These words rhyme with Khanef.
The word Khanef comes from the root ח־נ־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khanef in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khanef.
What is a synonym for Khanef (חנף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khanef (חנף) are חנפן and צבוע.
What rhymes with Khanef (חנף)?
Words that rhyme with Khanef (חנף) include טורף, מדחף, זקף, מאסף, ענף, and היקף.
Is Khanef (חנף) masculine or feminine?
The word Khanef (חנף) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חנף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.