Lapid (לפיד) means torch in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
torch
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Lapid.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראכלי להאיר, המורכב ממוט שבראשו מקור אש, כגון סמרטוטים או כלי מלא חומר בעירה.
וַיֵּלֶךְ שִׁמְשׁוֹן וַיִּלְכֹּד שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת שׁוּעָלִים וַיִּקַּח לַפִּדִים וַיֶּפֶן זָנָב אֶל זָנָב וַיָּשֶׂם לַפִּיד אֶחָד בֵּין שְׁנֵי הַזְּנָבוֹת בַּתָּוֶךְ
- 2לשון המקראאור חזק; ברק.
וְכָל הָעָם רֹאִים אֶת הַקּוֹלֹת וְאֶת הַלַּפִּידִם וְאֵת קוֹל הַשֹּׁפָר וְאֶת הָהָר עָשֵׁן וַיַּרְא הָעָם וַיָּנֻעוּ וַיַּעַמְדוּ מֵרָחֹק
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Lapid is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- לַפִּיד
- Written without vowel points
- לפיד
- Said
- lapid
- Root
- ל־פ־ד
- Pattern
- קַטִּיל
- Plural
- לַפִּידִים
- Inflections
- ר' לַפִּידִים
- Gematria
- 124
This is how Lapid is said in other languages.
- English
- torch
These words mean nearly the same as Lapid.
These words rhyme with Lapid.
The word Lapid is part of these phrases and sayings.
- איש לפידות
- לפיד האש
- העביר את הלפיד
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These words come before and after Lapid in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Lapid.
What does Lapid (לפיד) mean in Hebrew?
Lapid (לפיד) means torch. It is said lapid, with the stress on pid.
What is a synonym for Lapid (לפיד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Lapid (לפיד) are אבוקה.
What rhymes with Lapid (לפיד)?
Words that rhyme with Lapid (לפיד) include עתיד, תלמיד, יחיד, שריד, פקיד, and גיד.
Is Lapid (לפיד) masculine or feminine?
The word Lapid (לפיד) is a masculine noun, and its plural is לַפִּידִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לפיד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.