Zif (זיף) means scruff in Hebrew.
It can also mean bristle and stubble. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
זִיף
zif
noun · masculine
In English
scruff, bristle, stubble
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Zif.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כסוי שיער קצר וגס.
The word Zif is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זִיף
- Written without vowel points
- זיף
- Said
- zif
- Root
- ז־י־פ
- Pattern
- קִיל
- Plural
- זִיפִים
- Inflections
- ר' זִיפִים, זִיפָיו
- Gematria
- 97
This is how Zif is said in other languages.
- English
- scruff, bristle, stubble
These words rhyme with Zif.
The word Zif comes from the root ז־י־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Zif in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zif.
What does Zif (זיף) mean in Hebrew?
Zif (זיף) means scruff, bristle, and stubble. It is said zif, with the stress on zif.
What rhymes with Zif (זיף)?
Words that rhyme with Zif (זיף) include חריף, רציף, נגיף, סעיף, חטיף, and צריף.
Is Zif (זיף) masculine or feminine?
The word Zif (זיף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is זִיפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זיף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.