Telefon shavur (טלפון שבור) means telephone in Hebrew.
It can also mean Chinese whispers. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
טֶלֶפוֹן שָׁבוּר
telefon shavur
noun · masculine
In English
telephone, Chinese whispers
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Telefon shavur.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1משחק בו כל משתתף אומר למשתתף הבא בתור באוזן מילה או ביטוי שאמר לו המשתתף הקודם.
- 2בהשאלהתקשורת משובשת; תקשורת באמצעות מתווכים, המועדת לטעויות.
The word Telefon shavur is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- טֶלֶפוֹן שָׁבוּר
- Written without vowel points
- טלפון שבור
- Said
- telefon shavur
- Gematria
- 683
This is how Telefon shavur is said in other languages.
- English
- telephone, Chinese whispers
- Arabic
- هاتف لاسلكي
- Russian
- испорченный телефон
- French
- téléphone arabe
- Spanish
- teléfono descompuesto
- German
- Stille Post
These words come before and after Telefon shavur in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Telefon shavur.
What does Telefon shavur (טלפון שבור) mean in Hebrew?
Telefon shavur (טלפון שבור) means telephone and Chinese whispers. It is said telefon shavur, with the stress on te.
Is Telefon shavur (טלפון שבור) masculine or feminine?
The word Telefon shavur (טלפון שבור) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry טלפון שבור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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