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Sfira (ספירה) means counting in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

סְפִירָה
sfira
noun · feminine
In English

counting

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ס

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Sfira.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    הליך שיטתי של כימות פריטים; מידוד סך של יחידות
  2. 2
    מניין השנים (קיצור לספירת הנוצרים).
  3. 3
    קבלהרובד בהופעת האלוהות.

The word Sfira is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
סְפִירָה
Written without vowel points
ספירה
Said
sfira
Root
ס־פ־ר
Pattern
קְטִילָה
Plural
סְפִירוֹת
Inflections
ר' סְפִירוֹת
Gematria
355

This is how Sfira is said in other languages.

English
counting

These words mean nearly the same as Sfira.

These words rhyme with Sfira.

The word Sfira is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • ספירת מלאי
  • ספירת העומר
  • ספירה לאחור
  • ספירת הנוצרים
  • לסה"נ
  • לפני הספירה
  • לפנה"ס
  • עשר הספירות

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The word Sfira comes from the root ס־פ־ר, like these words.

These words come before and after Sfira in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Sfira.

What does Sfira (⁨ספירה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Sfira (⁨ספירה⁩) means counting. It is said sfira, with the stress on ra.

What is a synonym for Sfira (⁨ספירה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Sfira (⁨ספירה⁩) are ⁨מניה⁩ and ⁨מניין⁩.

What rhymes with Sfira (⁨ספירה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Sfira (⁨ספירה⁩) include ⁨צורה⁩, ⁨תורה⁩, ⁨מטרה⁩, ⁨חברה⁩, ⁨יצירה⁩, and ⁨סירה⁩.

Is Sfira (⁨ספירה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Sfira (⁨ספירה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨סְפִירוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ספירה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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