Zaaf (זעף) means rage in Hebrew.
It can also mean fury. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
rage, fury
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Zaaf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כעס
וְהִשְׁמִיעַ יְהוָה אֶת-הוֹד קוֹלוֹ וְנַחַת זְרוֹעוֹ יַרְאֶה בְּזַעַף אַף וְלַהַב אֵשׁ אוֹכֵלָה נֶפֶץ וָזֶרֶם וְאֶבֶן בָּרָד.
- 2בהשאלהבעיקר בהקשר למזג אויר: סערה
וַיִּשְׂאוּ אֶת-יוֹנָה וַיְטִלֻהוּ אֶל-הַיָּם וַיַּעֲמֹד הַיָּם מִזַּעְפּוֹ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Zaaf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זַעַף
- Written without vowel points
- זעף
- Said
- zaaf
- Root
- ז־ע־פ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Gematria
- 157
This is how Zaaf is said in other languages.
- English
- rage, fury
- Spanish
- exacerbación, excandecencia, enojo, furia
These words mean nearly the same as Zaaf.
- חרון
- כעס
- רגז
- חימה
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These words mean the opposite of Zaaf.
These words rhyme with Zaaf.
These words come before and after Zaaf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zaaf.
What does Zaaf (זעף) mean in Hebrew?
Zaaf (זעף) means rage and fury. It is said zaaf, with the stress on za.
What is a synonym for Zaaf (זעף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Zaaf (זעף) are חרון, כעס, רגז, and חימה.
What is the opposite of Zaaf (זעף)?
Words that mean the opposite of Zaaf (זעף) are שלווה.
What rhymes with Zaaf (זעף)?
Words that rhyme with Zaaf (זעף) include רעף.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זעף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.