Dfunah (דפונה) means shell in Hebrew.
It can also mean outside plating. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
דְּפֻנָּה
dfunah
noun · feminine
In English
shell, outside plating
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Dfunah.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מעטפת הלוחות המכסה את גוף האנייה מצדה החיצוני.
The word Dfunah is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דְּפֻנָּה
- Written without vowel points
- דפונה
- Said
- dfunah
- Root
- ד־פ־נ
- Pattern
- קְטֻלָּה
- Plural
- דְּפֻנּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' דְּפֻנּוֹת
- Gematria
- 145
This is how Dfunah is said in other languages.
- English
- shell, outside plating
These words rhyme with Dfunah.
The word Dfunah comes from the root ד־פ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Dfunah in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dfunah.
What does Dfunah (דפונה) mean in Hebrew?
Dfunah (דפונה) means shell and outside plating. It is said dfunah, with the stress on nah.
What rhymes with Dfunah (דפונה)?
Words that rhyme with Dfunah (דפונה) include דירה, גרירה, השגה, דפנה, שתייה, and תובלה.
Is Dfunah (דפונה) masculine or feminine?
The word Dfunah (דפונה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is דְּפֻנּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דפנה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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