Safsal (ספסל) means bench in Hebrew.
It can also mean thwart and sailing thwart. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bench, thwart, sailing thwart
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Safsal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מושב ארוך המשמש למספר אנשים, בד"כ במקום ציבורי.
- 2ימאותקורת רוחב בסירת משוטים המשמשת מושב לחותרים, ובמפרשית - גם לתמיכת התורן.
The word Safsal is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סַפְסָל
- Written without vowel points
- ספסל
- Said
- safsal
- Plural
- סַפְסָלִים
- Inflections
- ר' סַפְסָלִים; סַפְסַל־, ר' סַפְסְלֵי־
- Gematria
- 230
This is how Safsal is said in other languages.
- English
- bench, thwart, sailing thwart
- Arabic
- بنك
- Russian
- скамейка
These words mean nearly the same as Safsal.
These words rhyme with Safsal.
The word Safsal is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ספסל הנאשמים
- שחקן ספסל
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These words come before and after Safsal in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Safsal.
What does Safsal (ספסל) mean in Hebrew?
Safsal (ספסל) means bench, thwart, and sailing thwart. It is said safsal, with the stress on sal.
What is a synonym for Safsal (ספסל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Safsal (ספסל) are ספסל השייטים.
What rhymes with Safsal (ספסל)?
Words that rhyme with Safsal (ספסל) include מאכל, קל, על, חלל, חשמל, and פעל.
Is Safsal (ספסל) masculine or feminine?
The word Safsal (ספסל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is סַפְסָלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ספסל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.