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Sipun (סיפון) means ceiling in Hebrew.

It can also mean deck and on deck. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

סִפּוּן
sipun
noun · masculine
In English

ceiling, deck, on deck

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ס

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Sipun.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    לשון המקראתקרה.
  2. 2
    ימאותרצפת לוחות על קורות הרוחב של אונייה המשתרעת למלוא רוחבה. ישנם סיפונים הנמשכים לכל אורך האונייה ואחרים הם סיפונים חלקיים. כשאין מציינים את שם הסיפון, הכוונה היא לסיפון העליון, הגלוי.
  3. 3
    על הסיפון: על סיפון האונייה ממש, להבדיל מן "באונייה".

The word Sipun is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
סִפּוּן
Written without vowel points
סיפון
Said
sipun
Root
ס־פ־נ
Pattern
קִטּוּל
Plural
סִפּוּנִים
Inflections
ר' סִפּוּנִים; סִפּוּן־, ר' סִפּוּנֵי־
Gematria
206

This is how Sipun is said in other languages.

English
ceiling, deck, on deck
French
plafond, pont
German
Zimmerdecke, Deck

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These words rhyme with Sipun.

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The word Sipun comes from the root ס־פ־נ, like these words.

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What does Sipun (⁨סיפון⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Sipun (⁨סיפון⁩) means ceiling, deck, and on deck. It is said sipun, with the stress on pun.

What is a synonym for Sipun (⁨סיפון⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Sipun (⁨סיפון⁩) are ⁨תקרה⁩ and ⁨מכסה האניה⁩.

What rhymes with Sipun (⁨סיפון⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Sipun (⁨סיפון⁩) include ⁨ארגון⁩, ⁨אמון⁩, ⁨ציון⁩, ⁨נתון⁩, ⁨חיסון⁩, and ⁨תיקון⁩.

Is Sipun (⁨סיפון⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Sipun (⁨סיפון⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨סִפּוּנִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ספון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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