כנופיה

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כנופיה

/knufˈja/ Modern Israeli
/knufiˈja/ Modern Israeli, colloquial

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Aramaic כְּנוּפְיָא /כִּינוּפְיָא (“crowd, assembly”), from כְּנַף (“to crowd, to gather”, verb).

noun כְּנֻפְיָה · knufyá · כנופיות · כְּנֻפְיוֹת · כנופיית־ · כְּנֻפְיַת־

feminine a gang, a band (often with a negative connotation)
Similar: חֲבוּרָה, חֶבֶר

In English

band group of people loosely united for a common purpose
gang a company of persons

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MLA

"כנופיה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

כנופיה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%94

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"כנופיה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כנופיה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}