Me'asef (מאסף) means rearguard in Hebrew.
It can also mean jigger and mizzen. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
rearguard, jigger, mizzen
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Me'asef.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שנע בסוף הטור בעת צעידתו.
ונָסַע דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה בְנֵי־דָן מְאַסֵּף לְכָל־הַמַּחֲנֹת לְצִבְאֹתָם וְעַל־צְבָאוֹ אֲחִיעֶזֶר בֶּן־עַמִּישַׁדָּי.
- 2ימאות(א) באוניית מפרשים בעלת ארבעה תרנים ומעטה רוחבי: המפרש התחתי של התורן המאסף (האחרון בשורה); (ב) בסירות ובספינות מפרשים דו־תורניות קטנות: המפרש המונף על התורן האחורי.
- 3מן א-ס-ף, אסֵּף.
- 4מופיע במקרא גם כפועל בהווה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Me'asef is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְאַסֵּף
- Written without vowel points
- מאסף
- Said
- me'asef
- Root
- א־ס־פ
- Pattern
- מְקַטֵּל
- Plural
- מְאַסְפִים
- Inflections
- ר' מְאַסְפִים; מְאַסֵף־, מְאַסְפֵי־
- Gematria
- 181
This is how Me'asef is said in other languages.
- English
- rearguard, jigger, mizzen
These words mean nearly the same as Me'asef.
These words mean the opposite of Me'asef.
- חלוץ
- מוביל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Me'asef.
The word Me'asef is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מנור מאסף
- תורן מאסף
- מלחמת מאסף
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Me'asef comes from the root א־ס־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Me'asef in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Me'asef.
What does Me'asef (מאסף) mean in Hebrew?
Me'asef (מאסף) means rearguard, jigger, and mizzen. It is said me'asef, with the stress on sef.
What is a synonym for Me'asef (מאסף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Me'asef (מאסף) are מפרש מאסף, מראה מקום, מכלול, and אחורי.
What is the opposite of Me'asef (מאסף)?
Words that mean the opposite of Me'asef (מאסף) are חלוץ and מוביל.
What rhymes with Me'asef (מאסף)?
Words that rhyme with Me'asef (מאסף) include טורף, מדחף, זקף, ענף, היקף, and מכשף.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מאסף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.