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Shefa (שפע) means abundance in Hebrew.

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

שֶׁפַע
shefa
noun · masculine
In English

abundance

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives one meaning for Shefa.

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

  1. 1
    כמות גדולה.
    עַמִּים הַר-יִקְרָאוּ שָׁם יִזְבְּחוּ זִבְחֵי-צֶדֶק כִּי שֶׁפַע יַמִּים יִינָקוּ וּשְׂפֻנֵי טְמוּנֵי חוֹל

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Shefa is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
שֶׁפַע
Written without vowel points
שפע
Said
shefa
Root
ש־פ־ע
Pattern
קֶטֶל
Gematria
450

This is how Shefa is said in other languages.

English
abundance
Spanish
abundancia

These words mean nearly the same as Shefa.

  • מבחר
  • רוב
  • שלל

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These words mean the opposite of Shefa.

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These words rhyme with Shefa.

The word Shefa is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • קרן השפע
  • שפע ברכות

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The word Shefa comes from the root ש־פ־ע, like these words.

These words come before and after Shefa in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Shefa.

What does Shefa (⁨שפע⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Shefa (⁨שפע⁩) means abundance. It is said shefa, with the stress on she.

What is a synonym for Shefa (⁨שפע⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Shefa (⁨שפע⁩) are ⁨מבחר⁩, ⁨רוב⁩, and ⁨שלל⁩.

What is the opposite of Shefa (⁨שפע⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Shefa (⁨שפע⁩) are ⁨דלות⁩, ⁨מחסור⁩, and ⁨צמצום⁩.

What rhymes with Shefa (⁨שפע⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Shefa (⁨שפע⁩) include ⁨צפע⁩, ⁨אפע⁩, ⁨סטפה⁩, ⁨אפע⁩, ⁨קונפה⁩, and ⁨טונפה⁩.

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

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