Mashkof (משקוף) means lintel in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַשְׁקוֹף
mashkof
noun · masculine
In English
lintel
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Mashkof.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קורת העץ העליונה במסגרת הדלת, הנשענת על שתי המזוזות.
וְלָקְחוּ מִן הַדָּם וְנָתְנוּ עַל שְׁתֵּי הַמְּזוּזֹת וְעַל הַמַּשְׁקוֹף...
- 2עממיכל מסגרת הדלת כולל קורות העץ הצדדיות.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mashkof is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַשְׁקוֹף
- Written without vowel points
- משקוף
- Said
- mashkof
- Root
- ש־ק־פ
- Pattern
- מַקְטוֹל
- Plural
- מַשְׁקוֹפְים
- Inflections
- ר' מַשְׁקוֹפְים
- Gematria
- 526
This is how Mashkof is said in other languages.
- English
- lintel
These words rhyme with Mashkof.
The word Mashkof comes from the root ש־ק־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Mashkof in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mashkof.
What does Mashkof (משקוף) mean in Hebrew?
Mashkof (משקוף) means lintel. It is said mashkof, with the stress on kof.
What rhymes with Mashkof (משקוף)?
Words that rhyme with Mashkof (משקוף) include חוף, סוף, נוף, תוף, מצוף, and מנוף.
Is Mashkof (משקוף) masculine or feminine?
The word Mashkof (משקוף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַשְׁקוֹפְים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry משקוף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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