Shnat trapapu (שנת תרפפ"ו) means ancient in Hebrew.
It can also mean very old and antique. It is a phrase, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ancient, very old, antique
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Shnat trapapu.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דבר ישן מאוד.
- 2גרסה אחת אומרת כי מקור הסלנג הינו מהסלנג בלדינו: "דִיל טִימפּו דִי מִי טָארָאפָּאפּוּ" שפירושו בעברית - בזמנו של סבא של סבא שלי, ומכיוון שהשנים העבריות מוצגות באותיות (תש"ה, תשס"ו, תשנ"ה), הפכה המילה לשנה.
- 3על פי גירסה אחרת, הסלנג המקורי הוא שנות התר"פ-פ"ו והכוונה היא לשנים שבין שנת תר"פ (1919) לתרפ"ו (1926).
The word Shnat trapapu is a phrase.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁנַת תָּרָפָּפּ"וּ
- Written without vowel points
- שנת תרפפ"ו
- Said
- shnat trapapu
- Root
- ש־נ־ה
- Gematria
- 1,516
This is how Shnat trapapu is said in other languages.
- English
- ancient, very old, antique
These words mean nearly the same as Shnat trapapu.
- ישן נושן
- ענתיקה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Shnat trapapu.
- חדש
- חדש דנדש
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The word Shnat trapapu comes from the root ש־נ־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Shnat trapapu in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shnat trapapu.
What does Shnat trapapu (שנת תרפפ"ו) mean in Hebrew?
Shnat trapapu (שנת תרפפ"ו) means ancient, very old, and antique. It is said shnat trapapu, with the stress on pu.
What is a synonym for Shnat trapapu (שנת תרפפ"ו)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shnat trapapu (שנת תרפפ"ו) are ישן נושן and ענתיקה.
What is the opposite of Shnat trapapu (שנת תרפפ"ו)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shnat trapapu (שנת תרפפ"ו) are חדש and חדש דנדש.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שנת תרפפ"ו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.