Sfamnun (שפמנון) means catfish in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׂפַמְנוּן
sfamnun
noun · masculine
In English
catfish
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sfamnun.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט מסדרה של דגים מקריני סנפיר, השוחה בקרקעית אגמים וצד את מזונו באמצעות טעימת סביבתו דרך עורו, שאינו מכוסה קשקשים.
The word Sfamnun is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׂפַמְנוּן
- Written without vowel points
- שפמנון
- Said
- sfamnun
- Plural
- שְׂפַמְנוּנִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׂפַמְנוּנִים, שְׂפַמְנוּנֵי־
- Gematria
- 526
This is how Sfamnun is said in other languages.
- English
- catfish
- Arabic
- سمكة السلور
These words rhyme with Sfamnun.
These words come before and after Sfamnun in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sfamnun.
What does Sfamnun (שפמנון) mean in Hebrew?
Sfamnun (שפמנון) means catfish. It is said sfamnun, with the stress on nun.
What rhymes with Sfamnun (שפמנון)?
Words that rhyme with Sfamnun (שפמנון) include סיפון, ארגון, אמון, ציון, נתון, and חיסון.
Is Sfamnun (שפמנון) masculine or feminine?
The word Sfamnun (שפמנון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׂפַמְנוּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שפמנון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.