maqaf

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noun

The Hebrew script hyphen (־)

“The maqaf is available only in some Hebrew keyboard layouts.”

OriginHebrew מַקָּף →
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Meanings

nounmaqaf (plural maqafs)

plural maqafs · alternative Maqaf · alternative maqqef · alternative makaf

  1. HebrewmediaThe Hebrew script hyphen (־)

    The maqaf is available only in some Hebrew keyboard layouts.

Origin

  1. Hebrewמַקָּף
  2. Englishmaqaf

Transliteration of Hebrew מַקָּף (maqaf).

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APA

maqaf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maqaf

MLA

“maqaf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maqaf. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maqaf,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maqaf.

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