Takif (תקיף) means fierce in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fierce
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Takif.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קשוח והחלטי, שאין בו ויתורים או היסוסים.
מַה שֶּׁהָיָה כְּבָר נִקְרָא שְׁמוֹ וְנוֹדָע אֲשֶׁר הוּא אָדָם וְלֹא יוּכַל לָדִין עִם שהתקיף [שֶׁתַּקִּיף] מִמֶּנּוּ.
- 2יָד תַּקִּיפָה
- 3תַּקִּיף בְּדַעתּוׂ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Takif is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- תַּקִּיף
- Written without vowel points
- תקיף
- Said
- takif
- Root
- ת־ק־פ
- Pattern
- קַטִּיל
- Plural
- תַּקִּיפִים
- Feminine form
- תַּקִּיפָה
- Inflections
- ר' תַּקִּיפִים; נ' תַּקִּיפָה, נ"ר תַּקִּיפוׂת
- Gematria
- 590
This is how Takif is said in other languages.
- English
- fierce
These words mean nearly the same as Takif.
- איתן בדעתו
- אסרטיביassertive
- בטוח בעצמו
- החלטי
- נחרץ
- קשוח
- רציניserious
- חזקstrong
- אליםstrong
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Takif.
- מהסס
- הססן
- מתלבט
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These words rhyme with Takif.
The word Takif is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יד תקיפה
- תקיף בדעתו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Takif comes from the root ת־ק־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Takif in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Takif.
What does Takif (תקיף) mean in Hebrew?
Takif (תקיף) means fierce. It is said takif, with the stress on kif.
What is a synonym for Takif (תקיף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Takif (תקיף) are איתן בדעתו, אסרטיבי, בטוח בעצמו, החלטי, נחרץ, and קשוח.
What is the opposite of Takif (תקיף)?
Words that mean the opposite of Takif (תקיף) are מהסס, הססן, and מתלבט.
What rhymes with Takif (תקיף)?
Words that rhyme with Takif (תקיף) include חריף, רציף, נגיף, סעיף, חטיף, and צריף.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תקיף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.