Safam (שפם) means moustache in Hebrew.
It can also mean whiskers and vibrissae. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
moustache, whiskers, vibrissae
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Safam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שער פנים הצומח בין האף לשפה העליונה אצל האדם, לרוב לגבר.
וְהַצָּרוּעַ אֲשֶׁר-בּוֹ הַנֶּגַע בְּגָדָיו יִהְיוּ פְרֻמִים וְרֹאשׁוֹ יִהְיֶה פָרוּעַ וְעַל-שָׂפָם יַעְטֶה וְטָמֵא טָמֵא יִקְרָא.
- 2שערות בודדות הצומחות בין האף לשפה העליונה אצל בעלי חיים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Safam is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׂפָם
- Written without vowel points
- שפם
- Said
- safam
- Root
- ש־פ־מ
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- שְׂפָמִים גם שְׂפָמוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שְׂפָמִים גם שְׂפָמוֹת; שְׂפַם־
- Gematria
- 420
This is how Safam is said in other languages.
- English
- moustache, whiskers, vibrissae
- Arabic
- شارب
- Russian
- усы, бакенбарды, баки, вибриссы
- French
- mustache, vibrisse
- Spanish
- bigote, mostacho
These words rhyme with Safam.
The word Safam is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חייך מתחת לשפם
- חתימת שפם
- עשתה שפם
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These words come before and after Safam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Safam.
What does Safam (שפם) mean in Hebrew?
Safam (שפם) means moustache, whiskers, and vibrissae. It is said safam, with the stress on fam.
What rhymes with Safam (שפם)?
Words that rhyme with Safam (שפם) include אדם, דם, ים, עם, סם, and עולם.
Is Safam (שפם) masculine or feminine?
The word Safam (שפם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׂפָמִים גם שְׂפָמוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שפם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.