Tola'at sfarim (תולעת ספרים) means bookworm in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תּוֹלַעַת סְפָרִים
tola'at sfarim
noun · feminine
In English
bookworm
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tola'at sfarim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כינוי לזַחַל של עָשׁ או חֶרֶק דמוי זַחַל, המכרסם ספרים וגורם לכליונם.
- 2בהשאלהכינוי לאדם המשקיע את רוב זמנו בקריאת ספרים ומתעלם מן הנעשה סביבו.
The word Tola'at sfarim is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תּוֹלַעַת סְפָרִים
- Written without vowel points
- תולעת ספרים
- Said
- tola'at sfarim
- Plural
- תּוֹלַעֵי סְפָרִים
- Inflections
- ר' תּוֹלַעֵי סְפָרִים
- Gematria
- 1,296
This is how Tola'at sfarim is said in other languages.
- English
- bookworm
- Russian
- кни́жный червь
- German
- Bücherwurm
These words come before and after Tola'at sfarim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tola'at sfarim.
What does Tola'at sfarim (תולעת ספרים) mean in Hebrew?
Tola'at sfarim (תולעת ספרים) means bookworm. It is said tola'at sfarim, with the stress on la'.
Is Tola'at sfarim (תולעת ספרים) masculine or feminine?
The word Tola'at sfarim (תולעת ספרים) is a feminine noun, and its plural is תּוֹלַעֵי סְפָרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תולעת ספרים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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