Shapirit (שפירית) means dragonfly in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שַׁפִּירִית
shapirit
noun · feminine
In English
dragonfly
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shapirit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט מתת־סדרה של חרקים חסרי גלגול, בעל גוף ארוך וצר, זוג עיניים מרוכבות גדולות, ושני זוגות כנפיים ארוכות ושקופות. חיה ליד מקווי מים וצדה שם את טרפה.
The word Shapirit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁפִּירִית
- Written without vowel points
- שפירית
- Said
- shapirit
- Root
- ש־פ־ר
- Plural
- שַׁפִּירִיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שַׁפִּירִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 1,000
This is how Shapirit is said in other languages.
- English
- dragonfly
These words rhyme with Shapirit.
The word Shapirit comes from the root ש־פ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Shapirit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shapirit.
What does Shapirit (שפירית) mean in Hebrew?
Shapirit (שפירית) means dragonfly. It is said shapirit, with the stress on rit.
What rhymes with Shapirit (שפירית)?
Words that rhyme with Shapirit (שפירית) include יוונית, זווית, לטינית, שדרית, עברית, and תבנית.
Is Shapirit (שפירית) masculine or feminine?
The word Shapirit (שפירית) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שַׁפִּירִיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שפירית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.