Khofen (חופן) means handful in Hebrew.
It can also mean puñado. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
handful, puñado
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khofen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כף היד
וְלָקַח מְלֹא-הַמַּחְתָּה גַּחֲלֵי-אֵשׁ מֵעַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, מִלִּפְנֵי יְהוָה, וּמְלֹא חָפְנָיו, קְטֹרֶת סַמִּים דַּקָּה
- 2עממיכמות הנתפסת בכף יד. ו מידה קטנה אך מספקת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khofen is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֹפֶן
- Written without vowel points
- חופן
- Said
- khofen
- Root
- ח־פ־נ
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- חָפְנַיִם
- Inflections
- ר' חָפְנַיִם
- Gematria
- 144
This is how Khofen is said in other languages.
- English
- handful, puñado
These words rhyme with Khofen.
The word Khofen comes from the root ח־פ־נ, like these words.
This is where the word Khofen comes from.
מופיע במקרא, רק בלשון רבים. אכדית - אֻפְּנֲ סורית קלאסית - (ܚ-ܦ-ܢ ח-פ-ן) בארמית-יהודית - (ܚܘܦܢܐ "חוּפְנָא" מצרית קדומה -חפא ḫfˁ, בהוראת אגרוף. ישנם בלשנים הרואים בתיבה זו כנגזרת מצרית מן תיבת "גְפְ" gf בהוראת - קוף סוואנה ירוק, הנפוץ במזרח אפריקה. אתיופית חֶ'פֵן, ערבית חָ'פְנַה حَفْنَة
These words come before and after Khofen in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khofen.
What does Khofen (חופן) mean in Hebrew?
Khofen (חופן) means handful and puñado. It is said khofen, with the stress on kho.
What rhymes with Khofen (חופן)?
Words that rhyme with Khofen (חופן) include דופן, אופן, and צופן.
Is Khofen (חופן) masculine or feminine?
The word Khofen (חופן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חָפְנַיִם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חפן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.