Shifon (שיפון) means rye in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שִׁיפוֹן
shifon
noun · masculine
In English
rye
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shifon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מין תרבותי דומה לחיטה ולשעורה. ביהדות נחשב לאחד מחמשת מיני דגן,מקִמְחו אופים לחם שחור,ופטרית ארגוט הנטפלת על הלחם משמשת להפקת סם ל.ס.ד (אסיד).
The word Shifon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁיפוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- שיפון
- Said
- shifon
- Root
- ש־ו־פ
- Pattern
- קִטְלוֹן
- Plural
- שִׁיפוֹנִים
- Inflections
- ר' שִׁיפוֹנִים, שִׁיפוֹנֵי⁻
- Gematria
- 446
This is how Shifon is said in other languages.
- English
- rye
These words rhyme with Shifon.
The word Shifon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בד שיפון
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The word Shifon comes from the root ש־ו־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shifon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shifon.
What does Shifon (שיפון) mean in Hebrew?
Shifon (שיפון) means rye. It is said shifon, with the stress on fon.
What rhymes with Shifon (שיפון)?
Words that rhyme with Shifon (שיפון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is Shifon (שיפון) masculine or feminine?
The word Shifon (שיפון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שִׁיפוֹנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שיפון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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