Zakef (זקף) means zakef in Hebrew.
It can also mean leg, bollard, bitt, and bitts. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
zakef, leg, bollard, bitt
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Zakef.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שמם של שניים מטעמי המקרא.
- 2גאומטריהכל אחת משתי הצלעות של משולש ישר זווית שהזווית ביניהן היא 90 מעלות.
- 3ימאותעמוד קצר וחסון על סיפונה של סירה או אונייה וגם על מזח או רציף, המשמש לקשירת חבלי הרתיקה של כלי השיט.
The word Zakef is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זָקֵף
- Written without vowel points
- זקף
- Said
- zakef
- Root
- ז־ק־פ
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- זְקֵפִים
- Inflections
- ר' זְקֵפִים; זְקֵף־, זְקֵפֵי־
- Gematria
- 187
This is how Zakef is said in other languages.
- English
- zakef, leg, bollard, bitt, bitts
- French
- bollard, bitte
- German
- Beting
These words mean nearly the same as Zakef.
- ניצב
- פיתהbitt
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Zakef.
The word Zakef is part of these phrases and sayings.
- זקף גדול
- זקף קטן
- קשר זקף
- ענד זקף
- זקפי מוט החרטום
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Zakef comes from the root ז־ק־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Zakef in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zakef.
What does Zakef (זקף) mean in Hebrew?
Zakef (זקף) means zakef, leg, and bollard. It is said zakef, with the stress on kef.
What is a synonym for Zakef (זקף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Zakef (זקף) are ניצב and פיתה.
What rhymes with Zakef (זקף)?
Words that rhyme with Zakef (זקף) include טורף, מדחף, מאסף, ענף, היקף, and מכשף.
Is Zakef (זקף) masculine or feminine?
The word Zakef (זקף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is זְקֵפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זקף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.