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Tsa'if (צעיף) means scarf in Hebrew.

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

צָעִיף
tsa'if
noun · masculine
In English

scarf

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with צ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Tsa'if.

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

  1. 1
    פריט לבוש הנלבש מסביב לצוואר או לראש למטרת חימום, אופנה וכו'.
    וַתֹּאמֶר אֶל הָעֶבֶד מִי הָאִישׁ הַלָּזֶה הַהֹלֵךְ בַּשָּׂדֶה לִקְרָאתֵנוּ וַיֹּאמֶר הָעֶבֶד הוּא אֲדֹנִי וַתִּקַּח הַצָּעִיף וַתִּתְכָּס.

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

The word Tsa'if is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
צָעִיף
Written without vowel points
צעיף
Said
tsa'if
Root
צ־ע־פ
Pattern
קָטִיל
Plural
צְעִיפִים
Inflections
ר' צְעִיפִים
Gematria
250

This is how Tsa'if is said in other languages.

English
scarf
Arabic
وشاح
Russian
шарф, кашне, шаль, галстук
French
écharpe, cache-nez
Spanish
bufanda
German
Schal
Yiddish
שאַל

These words mean nearly the same as Tsa'if.

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These words rhyme with Tsa'if.

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What does Tsa'if (⁨צעיף⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Tsa'if (⁨צעיף⁩) means scarf. It is said tsa'if, with the stress on if.

What is a synonym for Tsa'if (⁨צעיף⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Tsa'if (⁨צעיף⁩) are ⁨הינומה⁩, ⁨של⁩, and ⁨רדיד⁩.

What rhymes with Tsa'if (⁨צעיף⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Tsa'if (⁨צעיף⁩) include ⁨חריף⁩, ⁨רציף⁩, ⁨נגיף⁩, ⁨סעיף⁩, ⁨חטיף⁩, and ⁨צריף⁩.

Is Tsa'if (⁨צעיף⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Tsa'if (⁨צעיף⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨צְעִיפִים⁩.

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

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