Zefet (זפת) means tar in Hebrew.
It can also mean pitch. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
tar, pitch
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Zefet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראנוזל צמיג ודליק בצבע שחור המופק מסוגי עצים.
וְלֹא־יָכְלָה עוֹד הַצְפִּינוֹ – וַתִּקַּח־לוֹ תֵּבַת גֹּמֶא, וַתַּחְמְרָה בַחֵמָר וּבַזָּפֶת; וַתָּשֶׂם בָּהּ אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד, וַתָּשֶׂם בַּסּוּף עַל־שְׂפַת הַיְאֹר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Zefet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זֶפֶת
- Written without vowel points
- זפת
- Said
- zefet
- Root
- ז־פ־ת
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Gematria
- 487
This is how Zefet is said in other languages.
- English
- tar, pitch
- Arabic
- قطران
- Russian
- дёготь, гудрон
- French
- goudron
These words mean nearly the same as Zefet.
These words rhyme with Zefet.
This is where the word Zefet comes from.
ערבית זיפת زِفْت.
These words come before and after Zefet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zefet.
What does Zefet (זפת) mean in Hebrew?
Zefet (זפת) means tar and pitch. It is said zefet, with the stress on ze.
What is a synonym for Zefet (זפת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Zefet (זפת) are עטרן and כופרא.
What rhymes with Zefet (זפת)?
Words that rhyme with Zefet (זפת) include מעטפת, מיצנפת, קצפת, מרצפת, רפת, and כפת.
Is Zefet (זפת) masculine or feminine?
The word Zefet (זפת) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זפת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.