Tsafon (צפון) means north in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
north
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tsafon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אחד מארבעת כיווני רוחות השמים.
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלָי מִצָּפוֹן תִּפָּתַח הָרָעָה עַל כָּל-ישְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ
- 2פיזיקהאחד מקטבי המגנט.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tsafon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צָפוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- צפון
- Said
- tsafon
- Root
- צ־פ־נ
- Pattern
- קָטוֹל
- Inflections
- צְפוֹן־
- Gematria
- 226
This is how Tsafon is said in other languages.
- English
- north
- Arabic
- شمال
- Russian
- север
- French
- nord
- Spanish
- norte
- German
- Nord
These words mean nearly the same as Tsafon.
These words mean the opposite of Tsafon.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tsafon.
The word Tsafon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- איבד את הצפון
- כוכב הצפון
- מצפון תיפתח הרעה
- פיקוד הצפון
- ירכתי צפון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tsafon comes from the root צ־פ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Tsafon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsafon.
What does Tsafon (צפון) mean in Hebrew?
Tsafon (צפון) means north. It is said tsafon, with the stress on fon.
What is a synonym for Tsafon (צפון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tsafon (צפון) are שמאל.
What is the opposite of Tsafon (צפון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tsafon (צפון) are דרום, נגב, and תימן.
What rhymes with Tsafon (צפון)?
Words that rhyme with Tsafon (צפון) include מזון, רצון, לשון, חלבון, זיכרון, and מלון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צפון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.