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Tafsar (טפסר) means official in Hebrew.

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

טַפְסָר
tafsar
noun · masculine
In English

official, angel

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ט

The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Tafsar.

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

  1. 1
    פקיד.
    שְׂאוּ-נֵס בָּאָרֶץ תִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר בַּגּוֹיִם קַדְּשׁוּ עָלֶיהָ גּוֹיִם הַשְׁמִיעוּ עָלֶיהָ מַמְלְכוֹת אֲרָרַט מִנִּי וְאַשְׁכְּנָז פִּקְדוּ עָלֶיהָ טִפְסָר הַעֲלוּ-סוּס כְּיֶלֶק סָמָר
  2. 2
    בהשאלהמלאך.
  3. 3
    בהשאלהדרגה בשירותי הכבאות, מקבילה לניצב במשטרה.
  4. 4
    טיפש מבוגר.

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

The word Tafsar is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
טַפְסָר
Written without vowel points
טפסר
Said
tafsar
Plural
טַפְסָרִים
Inflections
ר' טַפְסָרִים
Gematria
349

This is how Tafsar is said in other languages.

English
official, angel
Yiddish
אלטער באק

These words mean nearly the same as Tafsar.

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These words mean the opposite of Tafsar.

  • אב בחכמה ורך בשנים

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These words rhyme with Tafsar.

These words come before and after Tafsar in the dictionary.

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What does Tafsar (⁨טפסר⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Tafsar (⁨טפסר⁩) means official and angel. It is said tafsar, with the stress on sar.

What is a synonym for Tafsar (⁨טפסר⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Tafsar (⁨טפסר⁩) are ⁨אראל⁩, ⁨מלאך⁩, ⁨שרף⁩, ⁨טיפש בחכמה ושר בשנים⁩, and ⁨שנאן⁩.

What is the opposite of Tafsar (⁨טפסר⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Tafsar (⁨טפסר⁩) are ⁨אב בחכמה ורך בשנים⁩.

What rhymes with Tafsar (⁨טפסר⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Tafsar (⁨טפסר⁩) include ⁨דבר⁩, ⁨בשר⁩, ⁨מספר⁩, ⁨איבר⁩, ⁨ישר⁩, and ⁨זכר⁩.

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

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