Machlaf (מחלף) means knife in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
knife
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Machlaf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סכין.
וְאֵלֶּה מִסְפָּרָם אֲגַרְטְלֵי זָהָב שְׁלֹשִׁים אֲגַרְטְלֵי כֶסֶף אָלֶף מַחֲלָפִים תִּשְׁעָה וְעֶשְׂרִים
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Machlaf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַחֲלָף
- Written without vowel points
- מחלף
- Said
- machlaf
- Root
- ח־ל־פ
- Pattern
- מַקְטָל
- Plural
- מַחֲלָפִים
- Inflections
- ר' מַחֲלָפִים
- Gematria
- 158
This is how Machlaf is said in other languages.
- English
- knife
These words mean nearly the same as Machlaf.
- סכיןknife
- מאכלת
- פגיוןdagger
- תער
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These words rhyme with Machlaf.
The word Machlaf comes from the root ח־ל־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Machlaf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Machlaf.
What does Machlaf (מחלף) mean in Hebrew?
Machlaf (מחלף) means knife. It is said machlaf, with the stress on laf.
What is a synonym for Machlaf (מחלף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Machlaf (מחלף) are סכין, מאכלת, פגיון, and תער.
What rhymes with Machlaf (מחלף)?
Words that rhyme with Machlaf (מחלף) include כנף, ענף, אף, כף, דף, and גף.
Is Machlaf (מחלף) masculine or feminine?
The word Machlaf (מחלף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַחֲלָפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מחלף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.