Sakin shef (סכין שף) means Chef's Knife in Hebrew.
It is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Chef's Knife
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sakin shef.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שם כולל לסכיני חיתוך מקצועיים להכנת מזון.
The word Sakin shef is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine.
- Written with vowel points
- סַכִּין שֵׁף
- Written without vowel points
- סכין שף
- Said
- sakin shef
- Plural
- סַכִּינֵי שֵׁף
- Inflections
- ר' סַכִּינֵי שֵׁף
- Gematria
- 520
This is how Sakin shef is said in other languages.
- English
- Chef's Knife
- Arabic
- سكين الشيف, سكين الطاهي
These words mean nearly the same as Sakin shef.
- סכין טבח
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These words come before and after Sakin shef in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sakin shef.
What does Sakin shef (סכין שף) mean in Hebrew?
Sakin shef (סכין שף) means Chef's Knife. It is said sakin shef, with the stress on kin.
What is a synonym for Sakin shef (סכין שף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sakin shef (סכין שף) are סכין טבח.
Is Sakin shef (סכין שף) masculine or feminine?
The word Sakin shef (סכין שף) is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and its plural is סַכִּינֵי שֵׁף.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סכין שף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.