Sfat em (שפת אם) means mother tongue in Hebrew.
It is a phrase, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׂפַת אֵם
sfat em
phrase
In English
mother tongue
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sfat em.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1השפה הראשונה אותה למד האדם, והיא בדרך כלל השפה בה הוא מיומן יותר.
The word Sfat em is a phrase.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׂפַת אֵם
- Written without vowel points
- שפת אם
- Said
- sfat em
- Gematria
- 821
This is how Sfat em is said in other languages.
- English
- mother tongue
- Russian
- родной язык
- French
- langue maternelle
- Yiddish
- מאַמע־לשון
These words mean nearly the same as Sfat em.
- ורנקולר
- שפה מקורית
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These words come before and after Sfat em in the dictionary.
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What does Sfat em (שפת אם) mean in Hebrew?
Sfat em (שפת אם) means mother tongue. It is said sfat em.
What is a synonym for Sfat em (שפת אם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sfat em (שפת אם) are ורנקולר and שפה מקורית.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שפת אם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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