Shem mishpakha (שם משפחה) means family name in Hebrew.
It can also mean last name and surname. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שֵׁם מִשְׁפָּחָה
shem mishpakha
noun · masculine
In English
family name, last name, surname
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shem mishpakha.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שמו של האדם המציין את השתייכותו לאנשים שאיתם יש לו קשר דם.
The word Shem mishpakha is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֵׁם מִשְׁפָּחָה
- Written without vowel points
- שם משפחה
- Said
- shem mishpakha
- Plural
- שמות מִשְׁפָּחָה
- Inflections
- ר' שמות מִשְׁפָּחָה
- Gematria
- 773
This is how Shem mishpakha is said in other languages.
- English
- family name, last name, surname
- Arabic
- إسم العائلة
These words come before and after Shem mishpakha in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shem mishpakha.
What does Shem mishpakha (שם משפחה) mean in Hebrew?
Shem mishpakha (שם משפחה) means family name, last name, and surname. It is said shem mishpakha, with the stress on kha.
Is Shem mishpakha (שם משפחה) masculine or feminine?
The word Shem mishpakha (שם משפחה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שמות מִשְׁפָּחָה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שם משפחה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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