Zarak et hakfafa (זרק את הכפפה) means throw down the gauntlet in Hebrew.
It is a verb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
זָרַק אֶת הַכְּפָפָה
zarak et hakfafa
verb
In English
throw down the gauntlet
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Zarak et hakfafa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הציב בפני מישהו אתגר מסוים.
The word Zarak et hakfafa is a verb.
- Written with vowel points
- זָרַק אֶת הַכְּפָפָה
- Written without vowel points
- זרק את הכפפה
- Said
- zarak et hakfafa
- Root
- ז־ר־ק
- Gematria
- 898
This is how Zarak et hakfafa is said in other languages.
- English
- throw down the gauntlet
- French
- jeter le gant
The word Zarak et hakfafa comes from the root ז־ר־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Zarak et hakfafa in the dictionary.
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What does Zarak et hakfafa (זרק את הכפפה) mean in Hebrew?
Zarak et hakfafa (זרק את הכפפה) means throw down the gauntlet. It is said zarak et hakfafa, with the stress on rak.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זרק את הכפפה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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