Me'afyen (מאפיין) means characteristic in Hebrew.
It can also mean attribute and feature. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
characteristic, attribute, feature
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Me'afyen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תכונה או קו אופי המייחדים אדם, דבר או תופעה ומבדילים אותם מזולתם.
- 2בעיבוד נתונים ובתכנות: פרט מידע נלווה לרשומה או לרכיב, שנשמרים לו שם וערך.
The word Me'afyen is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְאַפְיֵן
- Written without vowel points
- מאפיין
- Said
- me'afyen
- Root
- א־פ־י־נ
- Pattern
- מְקַטֵּל
- Plural
- מְאַפְיְנִים
- Inflections
- ר' מְאַפְיְנִים, מְאַפְיֵן־, ר' מְאַפְיְנֵי־
- Gematria
- 191
This is how Me'afyen is said in other languages.
- English
- characteristic, attribute, feature
- Russian
- характеристика
- French
- caractéristique
- Spanish
- característica
- German
- Merkmal
These words mean nearly the same as Me'afyen.
- תכונה
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These words rhyme with Me'afyen.
The word Me'afyen comes from the root א־פ־י־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Me'afyen in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Me'afyen.
What does Me'afyen (מאפיין) mean in Hebrew?
Me'afyen (מאפיין) means characteristic, attribute, and feature. It is said me'afyen, with the stress on yen.
What is a synonym for Me'afyen (מאפיין)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Me'afyen (מאפיין) are תכונה.
What rhymes with Me'afyen (מאפיין)?
Words that rhyme with Me'afyen (מאפיין) include בן, שן, זקן, התקן, כן, and בין.
Is Me'afyen (מאפיין) masculine or feminine?
The word Me'afyen (מאפיין) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מְאַפְיְנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מאפין of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.