Safun (ספון) means roofed in Hebrew.
It can also mean covered, hidden, and concealed. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
roofed, covered, hidden, concealed
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Safun.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מכוסה בתקרה, מקוֹרֶה.
וְאוּלָם הַכִּסֵּא אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁפָּט-שָׁם, אֻלָם הַמִּשְׁפָּט עָשָׂה; וְסָפוּן בָּאֶרֶז, מֵהַקַּרְקַע עַד-הַקַּרְקָע
- 2מסוגר, מתבודד.
הַעֵת לָכֶם אַתֶּם לָשֶׁבֶת בְּבָתֵּיכֶם סְפוּנִים וְהַבַּיִת הַזֶּה חָרֵב
- 3מוחבא, מוסתר, מוצפן.
- 4חשוב, נשוא פנים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Safun is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- סָפוּן
- Written without vowel points
- ספון
- Said
- safun
- Root
- ס־פ־נ
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- סְפוּנִים
- Feminine form
- סְפוּנָה
- Inflections
- ר' סְפוּנִים, נ' סְפוּנָה, נ"ר סְפוּנוֹת
- Gematria
- 196
This is how Safun is said in other languages.
- English
- roofed, covered, hidden, concealed
These words mean nearly the same as Safun.
- מקורה
- מוסתר
- מצפןcompass
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Safun.
- גלוי
- חשוף
- נקלה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Safun.
The word Safun comes from the root ס־פ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Safun in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Safun.
What does Safun (ספון) mean in Hebrew?
Safun (ספון) means roofed, covered, and hidden. It is said safun, with the stress on fun.
What is a synonym for Safun (ספון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Safun (ספון) are מקורה, מוסתר, and מצפן.
What is the opposite of Safun (ספון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Safun (ספון) are גלוי, חשוף, and נקלה.
What rhymes with Safun (ספון)?
Words that rhyme with Safun (ספון) include סיפון, ארגון, אמון, ציון, נתון, and חיסון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ספון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.