Sifrut (ספרות) means literature in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
סִפְרוּת
sifrut
noun · feminine
In English
literature
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Sifrut.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תחום הדעת התרבותי והאקדמי שמתעסק ביצירה הכתיבה
- 2אמנות חיבור הספרים.
The word Sifrut is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סִפְרוּת
- Written without vowel points
- ספרות
- Said
- sifrut
- Root
- ס־פ־ר
- Pattern
- קַטְלוּת
- Gematria
- 746
This is how Sifrut is said in other languages.
- English
- literature
- Arabic
- أدب
- Spanish
- literatura
These words rhyme with Sifrut.
The word Sifrut is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ספרות זולה
- ספרות חובבים
- ספרות יפה
- ספרות מקצועית
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Sifrut comes from the root ס־פ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Sifrut in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sifrut.
What does Sifrut (ספרות) mean in Hebrew?
Sifrut (ספרות) means literature. It is said sifrut, with the stress on rut.
What rhymes with Sifrut (ספרות)?
Words that rhyme with Sifrut (ספרות) include אומנות, חוט, שירות, התנהגות, מהירות, and פעילות.
Is Sifrut (ספרות) masculine or feminine?
The word Sifrut (ספרות) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ספרות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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