Khoshek sfatayim (חושק שפתיים) means hold your tongue in Hebrew.
It can also mean keep your mouth shut and bite your tongue. It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hold your tongue, keep your mouth shut, bite your tongue
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khoshek sfatayim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שתק, נמנע מלדבר. חשק שפתיו (=הצמיד עד למגע של שפתיו).
The word Khoshek sfatayim is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- חוֹשֶׁק שְֹפָתָים
- Written without vowel points
- חושק שפתיים
- Said
- khoshek sfatayim
- Gematria
- 1,254
This is how Khoshek sfatayim is said in other languages.
- English
- hold your tongue, keep your mouth shut, bite your tongue
These words mean the opposite of Khoshek sfatayim.
- פצה פה
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These words come before and after Khoshek sfatayim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khoshek sfatayim.
What does Khoshek sfatayim (חושק שפתיים) mean in Hebrew?
Khoshek sfatayim (חושק שפתיים) means hold your tongue, keep your mouth shut, and bite your tongue. It is said khoshek sfatayim, with the stress on shek.
What is the opposite of Khoshek sfatayim (חושק שפתיים)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khoshek sfatayim (חושק שפתיים) are פצה פה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חושק שפתים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.