Shezif (שזיף) means prune in Hebrew.
It can also mean plum. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁזִיף
shezif
noun · masculine
In English
prune, plum
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shezif.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עץ פרי, ממשפחת הורדיים, שבסוג פרונוס. פריו בית גלעין בצבע אדום כהה.
The word Shezif is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁזִיף
- Written without vowel points
- שזיף
- Said
- shezif
- Root
- ש־ז־פ
- Pattern
- קְטִיל
- Plural
- שְׁזִיפִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁזִיפִים; שְׁזִיף־, ר' שְׁזִיפֵי־
- Gematria
- 397
This is how Shezif is said in other languages.
- English
- prune, plum
- Arabic
- خَوْخَة
- Russian
- слива
- French
- prune
- Spanish
- ciruela
- German
- Pflaume, Zwetschge
These words rhyme with Shezif.
The word Shezif is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Shezif comes from the root ש־ז־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shezif in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shezif.
What does Shezif (שזיף) mean in Hebrew?
Shezif (שזיף) means prune and plum. It is said shezif, with the stress on zif.
What rhymes with Shezif (שזיף)?
Words that rhyme with Shezif (שזיף) include חריף, רציף, נגיף, סעיף, חטיף, and צריף.
Is Shezif (שזיף) masculine or feminine?
The word Shezif (שזיף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁזִיפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שזיף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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