Ya'ef (יעף) means tired in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
tired
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ya'ef.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חסר כוח
כִּי נִתֵּן לַאֲנָשֶׁיךָ הַיְּעֵפִים לָחֶם
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ya'ef is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- יָעֵף
- Written without vowel points
- יעף
- Said
- ya'ef
- Root
- י־ע־פ
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- יְעֵפִים
- Feminine form
- יְעֵפָה
- Inflections
- נ' יְעֵפָה, ר' יְעֵפִים
- Gematria
- 160
This is how Ya'ef is said in other languages.
- English
- tired
These words mean nearly the same as Ya'ef.
These words mean the opposite of Ya'ef.
- רענן
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These words rhyme with Ya'ef.
The word Ya'ef comes from the root י־ע־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Ya'ef in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ya'ef.
What does Ya'ef (יעף) mean in Hebrew?
Ya'ef (יעף) means tired. It is said ya'ef, with the stress on ef.
What is a synonym for Ya'ef (יעף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ya'ef (יעף) are תשוש.
What is the opposite of Ya'ef (יעף)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ya'ef (יעף) are רענן.
What rhymes with Ya'ef (יעף)?
Words that rhyme with Ya'ef (יעף) include טורף, מדחף, זקף, מאסף, ענף, and היקף.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יעף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.