Shefekh (שפך) means estuary in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שֶׁפֶךְ
shefekh
noun · masculine
In English
estuary
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shefekh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקום המפגש של מי הנהר עם קו הסיום שלו בים או באגם.
The word Shefekh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁפֶךְ
- Written without vowel points
- שפך
- Said
- shefekh
- Root
- ש־פ־כ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- שְׁפָכִים
- Inflections
- שֶׁפֶךְ־, ר' שְׁפָכִים, ר' שִׁפְכֵי־
- Gematria
- 400
This is how Shefekh is said in other languages.
- English
- estuary
These words mean nearly the same as Shefekh.
These words rhyme with Shefekh.
The word Shefekh comes from the root ש־פ־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shefekh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shefekh.
What does Shefekh (שפך) mean in Hebrew?
Shefekh (שפך) means estuary. It is said shefekh, with the stress on she.
What is a synonym for Shefekh (שפך)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shefekh (שפך) are דלף.
What rhymes with Shefekh (שפך)?
Words that rhyme with Shefekh (שפך) include היפך.
Is Shefekh (שפך) masculine or feminine?
The word Shefekh (שפך) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁפָכִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שפך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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