Sfat hamifras (שפת המפרש) means leech in Hebrew.
It can also mean side. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׂפַת הַמִּפְרָשׂ
sfat hamifras
noun · feminine
In English
leech, side
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sfat hamifras.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאות(א) כל אחד משני השובלים הצדדיים של מפרש רוחבי; (ב) השובל האחורי של מפרש אורכי מרובע; (ג) כל אחד משובליו של מפרש אורכי, מרובע או משולש.
The word Sfat hamifras is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׂפַת הַמִּפְרָשׂ
- Written without vowel points
- שפת המפרש
- Said
- sfat hamifras
- Plural
- שְׂפוֹת הַמִּפְרָשׂ
- Inflections
- ר' שְׂפוֹת הַמִּפְרָשׂ
- Gematria
- 1,405
This is how Sfat hamifras is said in other languages.
- English
- leech, side
- French
- chute
- German
- Liek, Kante
These words come before and after Sfat hamifras in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sfat hamifras.
What does Sfat hamifras (שפת המפרש) mean in Hebrew?
Sfat hamifras (שפת המפרש) means leech and side. It is said sfat hamifras, with the stress on ras.
Is Sfat hamifras (שפת המפרש) masculine or feminine?
The word Sfat hamifras (שפת המפרש) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שְׂפוֹת הַמִּפְרָשׂ.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שפת המפרש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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