This is what the Hebrew word Sfat knaan (שפת כנען) means.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׂפַת כְּנַעַן
sfat knaan
noun · feminine
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sfat knaan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כינוי לשפה העברית בקרב דובריה מהעמים הכנענים, ובפרט היהודים, בני ממלכת יהודה.
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיוּ חָמֵשׁ עָרִים בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מְדַבְּרוֹת שְׂפַת כְּנַעַן וְנִשְׁבָּעוֹת ליהוה צְבָאוֹת...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sfat knaan is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׂפַת כְּנַעַן
- Written without vowel points
- שפת כנען
- Said
- sfat knaan
- Inflections
- [אין]
- Gematria
- 970
These words mean nearly the same as Sfat knaan.
These words come before and after Sfat knaan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sfat knaan.
What is a synonym for Sfat knaan (שפת כנען)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sfat knaan (שפת כנען) are עברית מקראית, יהודית, and עברית.
Is Sfat knaan (שפת כנען) masculine or feminine?
The word Sfat knaan (שפת כנען) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שפת כנען of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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