Shitafon (שיטפון) means flood in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
flood
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shitafon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גלישת מים מאגם או ממיכל מים כלשהו בעקבות כמות גשמים גדולה מאוד.
- 2בהשאלהכמות מוגזמת של עצמים המופיעים במהירות רבה, כך שלא ניתן לעקוב אחר רצף הופעתם. שפע מוגזם.
The word Shitafon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁטָּפוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- שיטפון
- Said
- shitafon
- Root
- ש־ט־פ
- Pattern
- קִטָּלוֹן
- Plural
- שִׁטְפוֹנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שִׁטְפוֹנוֹת
- Gematria
- 455
This is how Shitafon is said in other languages.
- English
- flood
- Yiddish
- אָנפֿלייץ
These words mean nearly the same as Shitafon.
- הצפה
- מבולflood
- שיצפון
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These words rhyme with Shitafon.
The word Shitafon comes from the root ש־ט־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shitafon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shitafon.
What does Shitafon (שיטפון) mean in Hebrew?
Shitafon (שיטפון) means flood. It is said shitafon, with the stress on fon.
What is a synonym for Shitafon (שיטפון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shitafon (שיטפון) are הצפה, מבול, and שיצפון.
What rhymes with Shitafon (שיטפון)?
Words that rhyme with Shitafon (שיטפון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is Shitafon (שיטפון) masculine or feminine?
The word Shitafon (שיטפון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שִׁטְפוֹנוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שטפון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.