קוף

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קוף^¹

/qoːf/
[qoːf]
/qof/
/kof/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Likely a borrowing from a language spoken east of Canaan, related to Middle Persian [script needed] (kpyk' /⁠kabīg⁠/, “monkey”) and perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit कपि (kapi, “ape, monkey”). Monkeys have never been native to Canaan.

noun קוֹף · kof · קוֹפִים · קוֹף־ · קוֹפֵי־

monkey, ape אַחַת לְשָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים תָּבוֹא אֳנִי תַרְשִׁישׁ נֹשְׂאֵת זָהָב וָכֶסֶף שֶׁנְהַבִּים וְקֹפִים וְתֻכִּיִּים׃

קוף^²

noun קוּף · kuf · קוּף־

eye of a needle
alternative alternative form of קו״ף

In English

eye hole in needle
monkey primate
ape primate of the clade Hominoidea
qoph Semitic letter

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"קוף." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A3.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {קוף},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A3},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

קוף