Klaf (קלף) means parchment in Hebrew.
It can also mean card. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קְלָף
klaf
noun · masculine
In English
parchment, card
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Klaf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יריעה העשויה מעור בהמה מעובד המשמש לכתיבה.
- 2כרטיס ניר המשמש למשחקי מזל.
- 3הקלף נעשה ע"י חלוקה של העור לעוביו (בדרך טבעית כיום נעשה בשיוף) והחלק הדק נקרא קלף (לרוב הדיעות החלק העבה הסמוך לבשר נקרא דוכסוסטוס) העור השלם נקרא גויל.
The word Klaf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קְלָף
- Written without vowel points
- קלף
- Said
- klaf
- Root
- ק־ל־פ
- Pattern
- קְטָל
- Plural
- קְלָפִים
- Inflections
- ר' קְלָפִים
- Gematria
- 210
This is how Klaf is said in other languages.
- English
- parchment, card
- Yiddish
- קאָרט
These words rhyme with Klaf.
The word Klaf is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גלה את קלפיו
- טרף את הקלפים
- הולך לו קלף משגע
- העמיד על הקלף
- הלך לו קלף
- הקלף האחרון
- קלף משחק
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Klaf comes from the root ק־ל־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Klaf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Klaf.
What does Klaf (קלף) mean in Hebrew?
Klaf (קלף) means parchment and card. It is said klaf, with the stress on klaf.
What rhymes with Klaf (קלף)?
Words that rhyme with Klaf (קלף) include כנף, ענף, אף, כף, דף, and גף.
Is Klaf (קלף) masculine or feminine?
The word Klaf (קלף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is קְלָפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קלף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.