מפתח

עברית

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מפתח

/maf.ˈte.aχ/ Modern Israeli
/maf.ˈtej.ax/
/maf.ˈte.aħ/
/mæf.ˈte.æħ/
[mæfˈteːjæħ]
/map.ˈteːħ/

Where it comes from

Cognate with Arabic مِفْتَاح (miftāḥ). The music sense is a semantic loan from a European language, paralleling many languages.

noun מַפְתֵּחַ · maftéakh · מַפְתְּחוֹת · מַפְתֵּחַ־ · מַפְתְּחוֹת־

key (to a lock, to a code)
index
clef

In English

index alphabetical listing of items
key device designed to open and close a lock
developer someone engaged in product creation and improvement

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MLA

"מפתח." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%AA%D7%97. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

מפתח. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%AA%D7%97

Chicago

"מפתח." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%AA%D7%97.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {מפתח},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%AA%D7%97},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}