Taka kaf (תקע כף) means clap in Hebrew.
It can also mean become surety and shake hand. It is a verb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
clap, become surety, shake hand
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Taka kaf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הכה כף אל כף לאות שמחה.
כָּל־הָעַמִּים תִּקְעוּ־כָף; הָרִיעוּ לֵאלֹהִים בְּקוֹל רִנָּה.
- 2נתן הסכמה לתת ערבות או התחייב התחייבות ממונית כובלת.
בְּנִי, אִם־עָרַבְתָּ לְרֵעֶךָ; תָּקַעְתָּ לַזָּר כַּפֶּיךָ.
- 3לחץ יד בברכת שלום או לאות הסכמה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Taka kaf is a verb.
- Written with vowel points
- תָּקַע כַּף
- Written without vowel points
- תקע כף
- Said
- taka kaf
- Root
- ת־ק־ע
- Gematria
- 670
This is how Taka kaf is said in other languages.
- English
- clap, become surety, shake hand
These words mean nearly the same as Taka kaf.
- מחא כף
- ערב
- לחץ יד
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These words come before and after Taka kaf in the dictionary.
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What does Taka kaf (תקע כף) mean in Hebrew?
Taka kaf (תקע כף) means clap, become surety, and shake hand. It is said taka kaf, with the stress on ka.
What is a synonym for Taka kaf (תקע כף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Taka kaf (תקע כף) are מחא כף, ערב, and לחץ יד.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תקע כף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.