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Seif (סעיף) means section in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

סְעִיף
seif
noun · masculine
In English

section

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ס

The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Seif.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    ענף האילן.
    וְנִשְׁאַר בּוֹ עוֹלֵלֹת כְּנֹקֶף זַיִת שְׁנַיִם שְׁלֹשָׁה גַּרְגְּרִים בְּרֹאשׁ אָמִיר אַרְבָּעָה חֲמִשָּׁה בִּסְעִפֶיהָ פֹּרִיָּה
  2. 2
    שן סלע. בליטה בתוואי קרקע, או נקיק ומסתור בסלעים.
    לָבוֹא בְּנִקְרוֹת הַצֻּרִים וּבִסְעִפֵי הַסְּלָעִים מִפְּנֵי פַּחַד ה' וּמֵהֲדַר גְּאוֹנוֹ
  3. 3
    בהשאלהדבר המשוייך לאחר, שתולדתו ממנו.
  4. 4
    יחידה בפני עצמה במסמך או ספר. בדר"כ חלוקה משנית. פֶּרֶק בתוך פרק.
  5. 5
    סלנגפגם בחשיבה של אדם, דבר מוזר בהתנהגות.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Seif is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
סְעִיף
Written without vowel points
סעיף
Said
seif
Root
ס־ע־פ
Plural
סְעִיפִים במקורות: סְעִפִים סְעִפִּים סֵעַפִּים
Inflections
ר' סְעִיפִים במקורות: סְעִפִים סְעִפִּים סֵעַפִּים
Gematria
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This is how Seif is said in other languages.

English
section

These words mean nearly the same as Seif.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with Seif.

The word Seif is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • פסח על שתי הסעפים
  • הביא לו את הסעיף

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Seif comes from the root ס־ע־פ, like these words.

These words come before and after Seif in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Seif.

What does Seif (⁨סעיף⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Seif (⁨סעיף⁩) means section. It is said seif, with the stress on if.

What is a synonym for Seif (⁨סעיף⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Seif (⁨סעיף⁩) are ⁨ענף⁩ and ⁨עופי⁩.

What rhymes with Seif (⁨סעיף⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Seif (⁨סעיף⁩) include ⁨חריף⁩, ⁨רציף⁩, ⁨נגיף⁩, ⁨חטיף⁩, ⁨צריף⁩, and ⁨תקיף⁩.

Is Seif (⁨סעיף⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Seif (⁨סעיף⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨סְעִיפִים במקורות: סְעִפִים סְעִפִּים סֵעַפִּים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סעיף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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