Hebrew edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ז־ו־ף (z-w-p)

Noun edit

זִיף (zifm (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