Khetef (חתף) means kidnap in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
kidnap
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khetef.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חוטף,שודד
The word Khetef is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֶתֶף
- Written without vowel points
- חתף
- Said
- khetef
- Root
- ח־ת־פ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Gematria
- 488
This is how Khetef is said in other languages.
- English
- kidnap
These words mean nearly the same as Khetef.
- שדד
- הרג
- בהל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khetef.
This is where the word Khetef comes from.
מילה יחידאית שקשרוה עם שורש ח-ט-ף. ערבית: חַוַופֲ خَوَّفَ בהוראת פחד,תבהלה. אכדית חֲתַפֻּ ḫatāpu בהוראת רצח, שחיטה, או שפיכות דמים
These words come before and after Khetef in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khetef.
What does Khetef (חתף) mean in Hebrew?
Khetef (חתף) means kidnap. It is said khetef, with the stress on tef.
What is a synonym for Khetef (חתף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khetef (חתף) are שדד, הרג, and בהל.
What rhymes with Khetef (חתף)?
Words that rhyme with Khetef (חתף) include טורף, מדחף, זקף, מאסף, ענף, and היקף.
Is Khetef (חתף) masculine or feminine?
The word Khetef (חתף) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חתף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.