Chef in Hebrew is שֶׁף (shef).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שֶׁף
shef
noun · masculine
In English
chef
/ʃɛf/ /t͡ʃɛf/
These are the Hebrew words for chef as a noun.
head cook of an establishment such as a restaurant
- שֶׁףשףshefmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word שֶׁף.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁף
- Written without vowel points
- שף
- Said
- shef
- Plural
- שֵׁפִים
The Hebrew dictionary's page for שף, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after chef in the list.
These are the questions people ask about chef in Hebrew.
How do you say chef in Hebrew?
chef in Hebrew is שֶׁף, said shef. Without vowel points it is written שף. Its plural is שֵׁפִים.
Is שף masculine or feminine?
The word שף is masculine.
How is chef pronounced in English?
chef is pronounced /ʃɛf/, /t͡ʃɛf/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry chef and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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