Does anyone knows that meaing of the work "Kfir" (כפיר)??? It's a hebrew word/name
2007-03-28 10:38:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
^ hes right
2007-03-28 10:43:12 · answer #1 · answered by DAD_to_3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone above is right, of course… The meaning of the Hebrew name "Kfir" is "lion cub", or "young lion".
Here are some interesting facts about this name:
*In Modern Hebrew it is pronounced "kfir", but in the old dialects it is pronounced "keh-feer" and this is the way it is pronounced in the bible (Ezekiel 19, for example).
*It has nothing to do with the Arabic word "kah-fir" that means infidel. The root k.f.r in Hebrew has a variety of meanings, including "infidel" and "village", just like in Arabic.
*Lions have a symbolic importance in the Hebrew culture, and so they have many names: "kfir" (כְּפִיר) is the lion cub, "leviah" (לְבִיאָה) is the lioness, and the lion has several terms for itself: aryeh (אַרְיֵה), shachal (שַׁחַל), layish (לַיִשׁ), lavi (לָבִיא)…
*"Kfir" is also an Israeli combat aircraft.
2007-03-29 04:37:35 · answer #2 · answered by yotg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While Jim R. hit the nail on the head with "lion cub" (it is actually a flowery word for a "young lion") I just wanted to clarify another of the answers -- kafir is the Arabic word "infidel" and a word used in South Africa as a derogatory word for a black person. These words are not connected to the Hebrew.
The Hebrew "kfir" (which is a beautiful boys' name, BTW) is also the name of an Israeli Jet fighter.
2007-03-28 11:01:13 · answer #3 · answered by rosends 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Hebrew, it means baby lion. If I had to come up with an English name equivalent, I 'd say Leo or Leon. Also in English, kefir is a liquid yogurt drink - but I have no idea where that name came from.
2007-03-28 10:54:42 · answer #4 · answered by Marko 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lion Cub
2007-03-28 10:41:53 · answer #5 · answered by Jim R 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
All of the above are correct....
However just for fun its also a Russian yoghurt drink- yes its true and no I'm not making it up.
2007-03-28 14:04:05 · answer #6 · answered by 我比你聪明 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps Lionel?
2015-04-06 18:32:17 · answer #7 · answered by Cary 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from searching the internet i got "lion cub". OK I am jewish and i have been bat-mitzvahed but don't trust this 100% (I am ashamed of myself lol)
2007-03-28 10:48:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hebrew and Arabic languages are related, and in Arabic it means "infidel".
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2007-03-28 10:43:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it means levy
2007-03-28 10:45:10 · answer #10 · answered by i ask dumb things 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋