Shef (שף) means chef in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
chef
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shef.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אחראי על המטבח, על יצירת תפריטים ומתכונים, הכשרת סגל, ופיקוח על הבישול במקום של הסעדה.
- 2בהשאלהנאמר כמחמאה כלפי חובב בישול מוכשר; טבח מצוין.
The word Shef is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֵׁף
- Written without vowel points
- שף
- Said
- shef
- Plural
- שֵׁפִים
- Feminine form
- שֵׁפִית
- Inflections
- ר' שֵׁפִים; נ' שֵׁפִית, נ"ר שֵׁפִיּוֹת; שֵׁף־
- Gematria
- 380
This is how Shef is said in other languages.
- English
- chef
- Arabic
- طاه, الطاهي
- Spanish
- chef
These words mean nearly the same as Shef.
- שר טבחים
- רב טבחים
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These words rhyme with Shef.
The word Shef is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מסעדת שף
- סו שף
- סכין שף
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These words come before and after Shef in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shef.
What does Shef (שף) mean in Hebrew?
Shef (שף) means chef. It is said shef, with the stress on shef.
What is a synonym for Shef (שף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shef (שף) are שר טבחים and רב טבחים.
What rhymes with Shef (שף)?
Words that rhyme with Shef (שף) include טורף, מדחף, זקף, מאסף, ענף, and היקף.
Is Shef (שף) masculine or feminine?
The word Shef (שף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שֵׁפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.