Kifuf (כיפוף) means bending in Hebrew.
It can also mean bight. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bending, bight
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kifuf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עיקום דבר־מה כדי לעשותו כפוף.
- 2ימאותחלקו הכפול והמעוקל של חבל כאשר מקפלים אותו.
The word Kifuf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כִּיפוּף
- Written without vowel points
- כיפוף
- Said
- kifuf
- Root
- כ־פ־פ
- Pattern
- קִטּוּל
- Plural
- כִּיפוּפִים
- Inflections
- ר' כִּיפוּפִים; כִּיפוּף־, כִּיפוּפֵי־
- Gematria
- 196
This is how Kifuf is said in other languages.
- English
- bending, bight
- French
- double, ballant
- German
- Ducht, Doppelpart
These words mean nearly the same as Kifuf.
- קיפול
- עיקום
- לולאה פתוחה
- עיקול
- כפיפהbending
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Kifuf.
- יישור
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kifuf.
The word Kifuf is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כיפוף ידיים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kifuf comes from the root כ־פ־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kifuf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kifuf.
What does Kifuf (כיפוף) mean in Hebrew?
Kifuf (כיפוף) means bending and bight. It is said kifuf, with the stress on fuf.
What is a synonym for Kifuf (כיפוף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kifuf (כיפוף) are קיפול, עיקום, לולאה פתוחה, עיקול, and כפיפה.
What is the opposite of Kifuf (כיפוף)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kifuf (כיפוף) are יישור.
What rhymes with Kifuf (כיפוף)?
Words that rhyme with Kifuf (כיפוף) include גוף, אלוף, שקוף, אסוף, סוף, and ריצוף.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כיפוף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.