Mukaf (מוקף) means surrounded in Hebrew.
It can also mean enclosed and encircled. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
surrounded, enclosed, encircled
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mukaf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סגור מכל עבריו; נמצא במרכזו של אזור תחום.
The word Mukaf is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- מֻקָּף
- Written without vowel points
- מוקף
- Said
- mukaf
- Root
- נ־ק־פ
- Pattern
- מֻקְטָל
- Plural
- מֻקָּפִים
- Feminine form
- מֻקֶּפֶת
- Inflections
- נ' מֻקֶּפֶת, ר' מֻקָּפִים, נ"ר מֻקָּפוֹת
- Gematria
- 226
This is how Mukaf is said in other languages.
- English
- surrounded, enclosed, encircled
These words mean nearly the same as Mukaf.
- מכותר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Mukaf.
- פרוץ
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Mukaf.
These words come before and after Mukaf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mukaf.
What does Mukaf (מוקף) mean in Hebrew?
Mukaf (מוקף) means surrounded, enclosed, and encircled. It is said mukaf, with the stress on kaf.
What is a synonym for Mukaf (מוקף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mukaf (מוקף) are מכותר.
What is the opposite of Mukaf (מוקף)?
Words that mean the opposite of Mukaf (מוקף) are פרוץ.
What rhymes with Mukaf (מוקף)?
Words that rhyme with Mukaf (מוקף) include כנף, ענף, אף, כף, דף, and גף.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מקף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.