Khataf (חטף) means snatch in Hebrew.
It can also mean hataph. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֲטָף
khataf
noun · masculine
In English
snatch, hataph
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khataf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תפיסה קלה ומהירה.
- 2דקדוקאחד מסימני הניקוד טברני, שמשמעותו היא קיצור הברה. הוא מופיע מתחת לאות ונראה כשווא מימין לתנועה המדוברת.
The word Khataf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֲטָף
- Written without vowel points
- חטף
- Said
- khataf
- Root
- ח־ט־פ
- Pattern
- קְטָל
- Plural
- חֲטָפִים
- Inflections
- ר' חֲטָפִים
- Gematria
- 97
This is how Khataf is said in other languages.
- English
- snatch, hataph
These words rhyme with Khataf.
The word Khataf is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בחטף
- חטף חיריק
- חטף סגול
- חטף פתח
- חטף קמץ
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The word Khataf comes from the root ח־ט־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khataf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khataf.
What does Khataf (חטף) mean in Hebrew?
Khataf (חטף) means snatch and hataph. It is said khataf, with the stress on taf.
What rhymes with Khataf (חטף)?
Words that rhyme with Khataf (חטף) include כנף, ענף, אף, כף, דף, and גף.
Is Khataf (חטף) masculine or feminine?
The word Khataf (חטף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֲטָפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חטף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.