Sayif (סיף) means sword in Hebrew.
It can also mean sabre and fencing. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sword, sabre, fencing
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Sayif.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי נשק בעל להב ארוך וחד, לרוב עשוי מתכת, וקת קהה לאחיזה.
- 2ספורט בו שניים מתמודדים זה מול זה בדו קרב, כאשר כל אחד מהם חמוש בסיף.
The word Sayif is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סַיִף
- Written without vowel points
- סיף
- Said
- sayif
- Root
- ס־ו־פ
- Pattern
- קַיִל
- Plural
- סְיָפים
- Inflections
- סֵיף־; ר' סְיָפים, סֵיפי־
- Gematria
- 150
This is how Sayif is said in other languages.
- English
- sword, sabre, fencing
- French
- épée, sabre
These words mean nearly the same as Sayif.
- חרב
- סיוף
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The word Sayif is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ספרא וסיפא
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The word Sayif comes from the root ס־ו־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Sayif in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sayif.
What does Sayif (סיף) mean in Hebrew?
Sayif (סיף) means sword, sabre, and fencing. It is said sayif, with the stress on sa.
What is a synonym for Sayif (סיף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sayif (סיף) are חרב and סיוף.
Is Sayif (סיף) masculine or feminine?
The word Sayif (סיף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is סְיָפים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סיף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.