Kof (קוף) means monkey in Hebrew.
It can also mean ape. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
monkey, ape
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kof.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יונק שוכן עצים מסדרת הפרימטים. הוא אוכל כל, אך רוב המינים צמחוניים.
אַחַת לְשָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים תָּבוֹא אֳנִי תַרְשִׁישׁ, נֹשְׂאֵת זָהָב וָכֶסֶף, שֶׁנְהַבִּים וְקֹפִים וְתֻכִּיִּים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kof is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קוֹף
- Written without vowel points
- קוף
- Said
- kof
- Root
- ק־ו־פ
- Pattern
- קוֹל
- Plural
- קוֹפִים
- Feminine form
- קוֹפָה
- Inflections
- ר' קוֹפִים; נ' קוֹפָה, נ"ר קוֹפוֹת; קוֹף־, ר' קוֹפֵי־; נ' קוֹפַת־, נ"ר קוֹפוֹת־
- Gematria
- 186
This is how Kof is said in other languages.
- English
- monkey, ape
- Arabic
- سعدان, نسناس, قرد
- Russian
- обезьяна
- French
- singe, guenon
- Spanish
- mono
- German
- Affe
These words rhyme with Kof.
The word Kof is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כל קוף בעיני אמו צבי
- כקוף בפני בן אדם
- מעשה קוף בעלמא
- קוף אחרי בן אדם
- לחם הקופים
- אגרוף קוף
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The word Kof comes from the root ק־ו־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kof in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kof.
What does Kof (קוף) mean in Hebrew?
Kof (קוף) means monkey and ape. It is said kof, with the stress on kof.
What rhymes with Kof (קוף)?
Words that rhyme with Kof (קוף) include חוף, סוף, נוף, תוף, מצוף, and מנוף.
Is Kof (קוף) masculine or feminine?
The word Kof (קוף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is קוֹפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קוף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.