Sfatim (שפטים) means punishment in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
punishment
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sfatim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עונש קשה ואכזרי.
וְעָבַרְתִּי בְאֶרֶץ־מִצְרַיִם בַּלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה, וְהִכֵּיתִי כָל־בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מֵאָדָם וְעַד־בְּהֵמָה; וּבְכָל־אֱלֹהֵי מִצְרַיִם אֶעֱשֶׂה שְׁפָטִים, אֲנִי יהוה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sfatim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁפָטִים
- Written without vowel points
- שפטים
- Said
- sfatim
- Root
- ש־פ־ט
- Pattern
- קְטָלִים
- Gematria
- 439
This is how Sfatim is said in other languages.
- English
- punishment
These words mean nearly the same as Sfatim.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Sfatim.
- חמלהcompassion
- רחמים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Sfatim.
The word Sfatim comes from the root ש־פ־ט, like these words.
These words come before and after Sfatim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sfatim.
What does Sfatim (שפטים) mean in Hebrew?
Sfatim (שפטים) means punishment. It is said sfatim, with the stress on tim.
What is a synonym for Sfatim (שפטים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sfatim (שפטים) are התעללות, ייסורים, עינוי, and לינץ'.
What is the opposite of Sfatim (שפטים)?
Words that mean the opposite of Sfatim (שפטים) are חמלה and רחמים.
What rhymes with Sfatim (שפטים)?
Words that rhyme with Sfatim (שפטים) include חיים, אלוהים, פנים, עם, תמים, and אקלים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שפטים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.