Tsalaf (צלף) means caper in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
צָלָף
tsalaf
noun · masculine
In English
caper
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tsalaf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צמח, שיח או בן־שיח קוצני ממשפחת הצלפיים.
- 2שם פרטי לזכר.
אַחֲרָיו הֶחֱזִיק חֲנַנְיָה בֶן-שֶׁלֶמְיָה, וְחָנוּן בֶּן־צָלָף הַשִּׁשִּׁי מִדָּה שֵׁנִי...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tsalaf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צָלָף
- Written without vowel points
- צלף
- Said
- tsalaf
- Root
- צ־ל־פ
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- צְלָפִים
- Inflections
- ר' צְלָפִים
- Gematria
- 200
This is how Tsalaf is said in other languages.
- English
- caper
These words rhyme with Tsalaf.
The word Tsalaf comes from the root צ־ל־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Tsalaf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsalaf.
What does Tsalaf (צלף) mean in Hebrew?
Tsalaf (צלף) means caper. It is said tsalaf, with the stress on laf.
What rhymes with Tsalaf (צלף)?
Words that rhyme with Tsalaf (צלף) include כנף, ענף, אף, כף, דף, and גף.
Is Tsalaf (צלף) masculine or feminine?
The word Tsalaf (צלף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is צְלָפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צלף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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