Tof (תוף) means drum in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תֹּף
tof
noun · masculine
In English
drum
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tof.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי הקשה בצורת גליל חלול אשר הכאה עליו יכולה להפיק עד שני מיני צלילים.
וַתִּקַּח מִרְיָם הַנְּבִיאָה אֲחוֹת אַהֲרֹן אֶת הַתֹּף בְּיָדָהּ וַתֵּצֶאןָ כָל הַנָּשִׁים אַחֲרֶיהָ בְּתֻפִּים וּבִמְחֹלֹת.
- 2בהשאלהדבר־מה בצורת גליל קצר המזכירה את כלי הנגינה הקרוי 'תוף'.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tof is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תֹּף
- Written without vowel points
- תוף
- Said
- tof
- Root
- ת־פ־פ
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- תֻּפִּים
- Inflections
- ר' תֻּפִּים; תֹּף־, ר' תֻּפֵּי־
- Gematria
- 486
This is how Tof is said in other languages.
- English
- drum
- Russian
- барабан
- French
- tambour, batterie
- Spanish
- tambor
- German
- Trommel
- Yiddish
- פּויק
These words rhyme with Tof.
The word Tof is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בתופים ובמחולות
- מערכת תופים
- עור התוף
- תוף בונגו
- תוף מרים
- תוף קונגה
- תופי מלחמה
- תף הכננת
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The word Tof comes from the root ת־פ־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Tof in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tof.
What does Tof (תוף) mean in Hebrew?
Tof (תוף) means drum. It is said tof, with the stress on tof.
What rhymes with Tof (תוף)?
Words that rhyme with Tof (תוף) include חוף, סוף, נוף, מצוף, מנוף, and קוף.
Is Tof (תוף) masculine or feminine?
The word Tof (תוף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תֻּפִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.