'afyan (עפיין) means anchovy in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עַפְיָן
'afyan
noun · masculine
In English
anchovy
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for 'afyan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דג ממשפחה שבסדרת הסרדינאים. הוא קטן ומוארך. ומשמש למאכל אדם, ע"פ רוב בצורתו המשומרת.
The word 'afyan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עַפְיָן
- Written without vowel points
- עפיין
- Said
- 'afyan
- Root
- ע־פ־ה
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Gematria
- 220
This is how 'afyan is said in other languages.
- English
- anchovy
These words mean nearly the same as 'afyan.
- אנשובי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with 'afyan.
These words come before and after 'afyan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'afyan.
What does 'afyan (עפיין) mean in Hebrew?
'afyan (עפיין) means anchovy. It is said 'afyan, with the stress on yan.
What is a synonym for 'afyan (עפיין)?
Words that mean nearly the same as 'afyan (עפיין) are אנשובי.
What rhymes with 'afyan (עפיין)?
Words that rhyme with 'afyan (עפיין) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is 'afyan (עפיין) masculine or feminine?
The word 'afyan (עפיין) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עפין of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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