Shapa'at (שפעת) means influenza in Hebrew.
It can also mean flu, grippe, and grip. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שַׁפַּעַת
shapa'at
noun · feminine
In English
influenza, flu, grippe, grip
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shapa'at.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מחלה זיהומית הנגרמת על ידי נגיף הרנ"א Orthomyxoviridae ותוקפת את דרכי הנשימה העליונות.
The word Shapa'at is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁפַּעַת
- Written without vowel points
- שפעת
- Said
- shapa'at
- Root
- ש־פ־ע
- Pattern
- קַטֶּלֶת
- Gematria
- 850
This is how Shapa'at is said in other languages.
- English
- influenza, flu, grippe, grip
- Russian
- грипп, инфлюэ́нца
- French
- grippe
- German
- Grippe, Influenza
- Yiddish
- אינפֿלוענזע
These words rhyme with Shapa'at.
The word Shapa'at comes from the root ש־פ־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Shapa'at in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shapa'at.
What does Shapa'at (שפעת) mean in Hebrew?
Shapa'at (שפעת) means influenza, flu, and grippe. It is said shapa'at, with the stress on pa'.
What rhymes with Shapa'at (שפעת)?
Words that rhyme with Shapa'at (שפעת) include דעת, טבעת, תולעת, פקעת, מגבעת, and דלעת.
Is Shapa'at (שפעת) masculine or feminine?
The word Shapa'at (שפעת) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שפעת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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