Saf (סף) means goblet in Hebrew.
It can also mean threshold, sill, and edge. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
goblet, threshold, sill, edge
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Saf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי קיבול לנוזלים; ספל.
וּלְקַחְתֶּם אֲגֻדַּת אֵזוֹב וּטְבַלְתֶּם בַּדָּם אֲשֶׁר בַּסַּף וְהִגַּעְתֶּם אֶל הַמַּשְׁקוֹף וְאֶל שְׁתֵּי הַמְּזוּזֹת מִן הַדָּם אֲשֶׁר בַּסָּף וְאַתֶּם לֹא תֵצְאוּ אִישׁ מִפֶּתַח בֵּיתוֹ עַד בֹּקֶר.
- 2מפתן, החלק התחתון של מסגרת הפתח.
בְּתִתָּם סִפָּם אֶת סִפִּי וּמְזוּזָתָם אֵצֶל מְזוּזָתִי וְהַקִּיר בֵּינִי וּבֵינֵיהֶם וְטִמְּאוּ אֶת שֵׁם קָדְשִׁי בְּתוֹעֲבוֹתָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ וָאֲכַל אֹתָם בְּאַפִּי.
- 3בהשאלהגבול, קצה.
- 4בהשאלהגבול שלמטה ממנו אין הגירוי מביא לידי תגובה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Saf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סַף
- Written without vowel points
- סף
- Said
- saf
- Root
- ס־פ־פ
- Plural
- סִפִּים גם סִפּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' סִפִּים גם סִפּוֹת
- Gematria
- 140
This is how Saf is said in other languages.
- English
- goblet, threshold, sill, edge
These words mean nearly the same as Saf.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Saf.
The word Saf is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נעו אמות הספים
- סף השייטים
- עד סף הבית
- דחה על הסף
- שומר הסף
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Saf comes from the root ס־פ־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Saf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Saf.
What does Saf (סף) mean in Hebrew?
Saf (סף) means goblet, threshold, and sill. It is said saf, with the stress on saf.
What is a synonym for Saf (סף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Saf (סף) are ספל, מיפתן, אסקופה, גבול, קצה, and שול.
What rhymes with Saf (סף)?
Words that rhyme with Saf (סף) include כנף, ענף, אף, כף, דף, and גף.
Is Saf (סף) masculine or feminine?
The word Saf (סף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is סִפִּים גם סִפּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.