Shafrir (שפריר) means dome in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שַׁפְרִיר
shafrir
noun · masculine
In English
dome
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shafrir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מכסה כיפתי, חופה, אפיריון.
- 2דג קטן ממשפחה השייכת לסדרת הדקראים (ש״מ: Callionymus).
The word Shafrir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁפְרִיר
- Written without vowel points
- שפריר
- Said
- shafrir
- Root
- ש־פ־ר
- Pattern
- קַטְלִיל
- Plural
- שַׁפְרִירִים
- Inflections
- ר' שַׁפְרִירִים; ס"ר שַׁפְרִירֵי־
- Gematria
- 790
This is how Shafrir is said in other languages.
- English
- dome
These words mean nearly the same as Shafrir.
- חופה
- כיפה
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The word Shafrir comes from the root ש־פ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Shafrir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shafrir.
What does Shafrir (שפריר) mean in Hebrew?
Shafrir (שפריר) means dome. It is said shafrir.
What is a synonym for Shafrir (שפריר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shafrir (שפריר) are חופה and כיפה.
Is Shafrir (שפריר) masculine or feminine?
The word Shafrir (שפריר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שַׁפְרִירִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שפריר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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