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Misparaim (מספריים) means scissors in Hebrew.

It can also mean shears. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מִסְפָּרַיִם
misparaim
noun · masculine
In English

scissors, shears

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Misparaim.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    כלי של ספרים, כלי בעל שני להבים מצטלבים המשמש לחיתוך.

The word Misparaim is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מִסְפָּרַיִם
Written without vowel points
מספריים
Said
misparaim
Root
ס־פ־ר
Inflections
מִסְפְּרֵי־
Gematria
440

This is how Misparaim is said in other languages.

English
scissors, shears
Arabic
مقصّ
Russian
ножницы
French
ciseaux
Spanish
tijeras
German
Schere

These words mean nearly the same as Misparaim.

  • זוג

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These words rhyme with Misparaim.

The word Misparaim is part of these phrases and sayings.

The word Misparaim comes from the root ס־פ־ר, like these words.

These words come before and after Misparaim in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Misparaim.

What does Misparaim (⁨מספריים⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Misparaim (⁨מספריים⁩) means scissors and shears. It is said misparaim, with the stress on ra.

What is a synonym for Misparaim (⁨מספריים⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Misparaim (⁨מספריים⁩) are ⁨זוג⁩.

What rhymes with Misparaim (⁨מספריים⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Misparaim (⁨מספריים⁩) include ⁨נעים⁩, ⁨אופניים⁩, and ⁨מכנסיים⁩.

Is Misparaim (⁨מספריים⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Misparaim (⁨מספריים⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מספרים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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