Tokef (תוקף) means validity in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
validity
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tokef.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חוזק, עמידות. מצב המביע גבורה וכוח.
וַתִּכְתֹּב אֶסְתֵּר הַמַּלְכָּה בַת-אֲבִיחַיִל וּמָרְדֳּכַי הַיְּהוּדִי אֶת-כָּל-תֹּקֶף לְקַיֵּם אֵת אִגֶּרֶת הַפּוּרִים הַזֹּאת הַשֵּׁנִית.
- 2קיומו של דבר לאורך זמן. בדרך כלל בשלילה: אין תוקף בחלוף הזמן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tokef is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תֹּקֶף
- Written without vowel points
- תוקף
- Said
- tokef
- Root
- ת־ק־פ
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Gematria
- 586
This is how Tokef is said in other languages.
- English
- validity
These words mean nearly the same as Tokef.
- תקיפות
- כשירות
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The word Tokef is part of these phrases and sayings.
- פג תוקף
- משנה תקף
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tokef comes from the root ת־ק־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Tokef in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tokef.
What does Tokef (תוקף) mean in Hebrew?
Tokef (תוקף) means validity. It is said tokef, with the stress on to.
What is a synonym for Tokef (תוקף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tokef (תוקף) are תקיפות and כשירות.
Is Tokef (תוקף) masculine or feminine?
The word Tokef (תוקף) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תקף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.