Sagfan (סגפן) means ascetic in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ascetic
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sagfan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם הנוהג לְעַנּוֹת עצמו ע״י הימנעות מהנאות וצרכים או אפילו גרימת כאב או פגיעה בגופו.
The word Sagfan is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- סַגְפָן
- Written without vowel points
- סגפן
- Said
- sagfan
- Root
- ס־ג־פ
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Feminine form
- : סַגְפָנִית
- Inflections
- נ': סַגְפָנִית, ר"ז: סַגְפָנִים, ר"נ: סַגְפָנִיוֹת
- Gematria
- 193
This is how Sagfan is said in other languages.
- English
- ascetic
These words mean nearly the same as Sagfan.
These words mean the opposite of Sagfan.
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These words rhyme with Sagfan.
The word Sagfan comes from the root ס־ג־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Sagfan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sagfan.
What does Sagfan (סגפן) mean in Hebrew?
Sagfan (סגפן) means ascetic. It is said sagfan, with the stress on fan.
What is a synonym for Sagfan (סגפן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sagfan (סגפן) are נזיר.
What is the opposite of Sagfan (סגפן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Sagfan (סגפן) are נהנתן, מעודן, and איסטניס.
What rhymes with Sagfan (סגפן)?
Words that rhyme with Sagfan (סגפן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סגפן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.