Tsafrir (צפריר) means zephyr in Hebrew.
It can also mean breeze. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
צַפְרִיר
tsafrir
noun · masculine
In English
zephyr, breeze
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Tsafrir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פיוטירוח בוקר קלילה.
- 2מין רוח־בוקר רעה, שֵׁד או מזיק היוצא לפעולתו בשעות הבוקר, להבדיל מן הלילית, הפועלת בשעות הלילה.
- 3שם פרטי לזכר.
- 4"צַפְרָא" – בֹּקֶר. קרוב אל Ζέφυρος, רוח מערבית.
- 5"צַפְרָא" – בֹּקֶר, על יסוד תרגום יונתן לבמדבר ו כד: "יְבָרְכִינָךָ יְיָ בְּכָל עִסְקָךְ וְיִטְרִינָךְ מִן לִילֵי וּמְזַיְיעֵי וּבְנֵי טִיהַרְרֵי וּבְנֵי צַפְרִירֵי וּמַזִיקֵי וּטְלוֹי:" ובעוד מקומות.
The word Tsafrir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צַפְרִיר
- Written without vowel points
- צפריר
- Said
- tsafrir
- Root
- צ־פ־ר
- Pattern
- קַטְלִיל
- Plural
- צַפְרִירִים
- Inflections
- ר' צַפְרִירִים; צַפְרִיר־, צַפְרִירֵי־
- Gematria
- 580
This is how Tsafrir is said in other languages.
- English
- zephyr, breeze
These words mean nearly the same as Tsafrir.
These words rhyme with Tsafrir.
The word Tsafrir comes from the root צ־פ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Tsafrir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsafrir.
What does Tsafrir (צפריר) mean in Hebrew?
Tsafrir (צפריר) means zephyr and breeze. It is said tsafrir, with the stress on rir.
What is a synonym for Tsafrir (צפריר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tsafrir (צפריר) are בריזה.
What rhymes with Tsafrir (צפריר)?
Words that rhyme with Tsafrir (צפריר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
Is Tsafrir (צפריר) masculine or feminine?
The word Tsafrir (צפריר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is צַפְרִירִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צפריר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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