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Palm in Hebrew is כַּף (kaf).

It can also be said כף יד or פסת יד, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

כַּף
kaf
noun · feminine
In English

palm

/pɑm/ /pɑlm/

English words in HebrewWords starting with P

These are the Hebrew words for palm as a noun.

inner, concave part of hand

  • כַּףכףkaffeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
  • כַּף יָדכף ידkaf yádfeminine
  • פִּסַּת יָדפסת ידpisát yadfeminine

corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal

This is more about the Hebrew word כַּף.

Written with vowel points
כַּף
Written without vowel points
כף
Said
kaf
Plural
כַּפּוֹת
Its meanings in English
palm, palm, paw, power, control, socket, cavity, hollow, spoon

The Hebrew dictionary's page for כף, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with palm.

These words come before and after palm in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨palm⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨palm⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨palm⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כַּף⁩, said kaf. Without vowel points it is written ⁨כף⁩. Its plural is ⁨כַּפּוֹת⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨palm⁩?

Besides ⁨כף⁩, ⁨palm⁩ can be said ⁨כַּף יָד⁩ (kaf yád) or ⁨פִּסַּת יָד⁩ (pisát yad), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨כף⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨כף⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨כף⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨palm⁩, ⁨כף⁩ can mean ⁨palm, paw, power, control, socket, cavity, hollow, and spoon⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry palm 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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