Shfoferet (שפופרת) means tube in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁפוֹפֶרֶת
shfoferet
noun · feminine
In English
tube
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Shfoferet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עצם גלילי חלול.
- 2כלי אחסון מחומר רך, המוציא את תכולתו בלחיצה.
- 3רכיב המשמש לדיבור והאזנה במכשיר הטלפון.
The word Shfoferet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁפוֹפֶרֶת
- Written without vowel points
- שפופרת
- Said
- shfoferet
- Root
- ש־פ־ר
- Pattern
- קְטוֹטֶלֶת
- Plural
- שְׁפוֹפָרוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁפוֹפָרוֹת
- Gematria
- 1,066
This is how Shfoferet is said in other languages.
- English
- tube
- Arabic
- سماعة الهاتف
These words rhyme with Shfoferet.
The word Shfoferet is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כמכחול בשפופרת
- שפופרת אוויר
- שפופרת ריק
- שפופרת טלפון
- שפופרת רדיו
- שפופרת קרן קתודית
- שפופרת גייגר-מילר
- שפופרת גייסלר
- שפופרת רנטגן
- שפופרת דיבור
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The word Shfoferet comes from the root ש־פ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Shfoferet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shfoferet.
What does Shfoferet (שפופרת) mean in Hebrew?
Shfoferet (שפופרת) means tube. It is said shfoferet, with the stress on fe.
What rhymes with Shfoferet (שפופרת)?
Words that rhyme with Shfoferet (שפופרת) include שרשרת, מסגרת, סיירת, משמרת, עצרת, and גברת.
Is Shfoferet (שפופרת) masculine or feminine?
The word Shfoferet (שפופרת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שְׁפוֹפָרוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שפופרת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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