Sapan (ספן) means mariner in Hebrew.
It can also mean seaman. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
mariner, seaman
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sapan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותיורד ים, אדם שפרנסתו בעבודה בספינה ובמיוחד בספינות דיג ובספינות חופים.
The word Sapan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סַפָּן
- Written without vowel points
- ספן
- Said
- sapan
- Root
- ס־פ־נ
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Plural
- סַפָּנִים
- Inflections
- ר' סַפָּנִים; סַפַּן־, ר' סַפָּנֵי־
- Gematria
- 190
This is how Sapan is said in other languages.
- English
- mariner, seaman
These words mean nearly the same as Sapan.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Sapan.
The word Sapan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- רב ספן
- ספן חופי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Sapan comes from the root ס־פ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Sapan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sapan.
What does Sapan (ספן) mean in Hebrew?
Sapan (ספן) means mariner and seaman. It is said sapan, with the stress on pan.
What is a synonym for Sapan (ספן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sapan (ספן) are יורד ים, מלח, ימאי, אנשי אניות, איש ים, and מפרש ימים.
What rhymes with Sapan (ספן)?
Words that rhyme with Sapan (ספן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Sapan (ספן) masculine or feminine?
The word Sapan (ספן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is סַפָּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ספן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.