זיף

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ז־ו־ף (z-w-p)

Noun[edit]

זִיף • (zif) m (plural indefinite זִיפִים)

  1. bristle
  2. (in the plural) stubble (short, coarse hair)
    הוא שכח לגלח אז פניו מכוסה זיפים.
    hu shakhakh legaleakh az panav m'khuse zifim.
    He forgot to shave so his face is covered in stubble.

Etymology 2[edit]

Root
ז־ו־ף (z-w-p)

Verb[edit]

זִיֵּף • (ziyéf) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of זייף

References[edit]

  • “זיף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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