Tafel (תפל) means bland in Hebrew.
It can also mean tasteless, subsidiary, and insignificant. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bland, tasteless, subsidiary, insignificant
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Tafel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראחסר טעם.
הֲיֵאָכֵל תָּפֵל, מִבְּלִי-מֶלַח; אִם-יֶשׁ-טַעַם, בְּרִיר חַלָּמוּת?!
- 2לשון המקרא, בהשאלהדבר שאין בו ממש.
יַעַן וּבְיַעַן הִטְעוּ אֶת עַמִּי לֵאמֹר שָׁלוֹם וְאֵין שָׁלוֹם, וְהוּא בֹּנֶה חַיִץ וְהִנָּם טָחִים אֹתוֹ תָּפֵל.
- 3משני, לוואי, לא־עיקרי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tafel is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- תָּפֵל
- Written without vowel points
- תפל
- Said
- tafel
- Root
- ת־פ־ל
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- תְּפֵלִים
- Feminine form
- תְּפֵלָה
- Inflections
- ר' תְּפֵלִים; נ' תְּפֵלָה, נ"ר תְּפֵלוֹת
- Gematria
- 510
This is how Tafel is said in other languages.
- English
- bland, tasteless, subsidiary, insignificant
- Arabic
- لا طعم له, لا ملح فيه, تافه
These words mean nearly the same as Tafel.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Tafel.
- מלוח
- מתבל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tafel.
The word Tafel is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Tafel comes from the root ת־פ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Tafel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tafel.
What does Tafel (תפל) mean in Hebrew?
Tafel (תפל) means bland, tasteless, and subsidiary. It is said tafel, with the stress on fel.
What is a synonym for Tafel (תפל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tafel (תפל) are דלוח, ריר חלמות, and טפל.
What is the opposite of Tafel (תפל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tafel (תפל) are מלוח and מתבל.
What rhymes with Tafel (תפל)?
Words that rhyme with Tafel (תפל) include נוזל, ישראל, של, אל, נמל, and ברזל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תפל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.