Madaf (מדף) means shelf in Hebrew.
It can also mean aileron, flap, and hatch. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
shelf, aileron, flap, hatch
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Madaf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לוח אופקי בארון או על קיר, להניח עליו דברים.
- 2הלכה, בהשאלהמונח הלכתי להעברת טומאה שלא במגע מדרס וגם אם יש חציצה.
- 3בהשאלה, תעופהמשטח נע בחלק האחורי או בחלק הקדמי של כנף כלי טיס, לצורכי שינוי הפרופיל האווירודינמי והעילוי המופק מהכנף.
- 4בהשאלה, צבאהמכסים של הפתחים על סיפוני כלי שריון שדרכם אנשי הצוות יכולים לעבור.
The word Madaf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַדָּף
- Written without vowel points
- מדף
- Said
- madaf
- Pattern
- מַקְטָל
- Plural
- מַדָּפִים
- Inflections
- ר' מַדָּפִים; מַדַּף־, ר' מַדְּפֵי־
- Gematria
- 124
This is how Madaf is said in other languages.
- English
- shelf, aileron, flap, hatch
- Arabic
- رفّ
- Russian
- полка
- German
- Brett
These words mean nearly the same as Madaf.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Madaf.
The word Madaf is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מדף יבשתי
- מדף נשיפה
- מדף קרוגר
- מדף צייד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Madaf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Madaf.
What does Madaf (מדף) mean in Hebrew?
Madaf (מדף) means shelf, aileron, and flap. It is said madaf, with the stress on daf.
What is a synonym for Madaf (מדף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Madaf (מדף) are איצטבה, רף, and כווה.
What rhymes with Madaf (מדף)?
Words that rhyme with Madaf (מדף) include כנף, ענף, אף, כף, דף, and גף.
Is Madaf (מדף) masculine or feminine?
The word Madaf (מדף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַדָּפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מדף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.