Zer hasafa (זר השפה) means bolt rope in Hebrew.
It can also mean leech rope. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
זֵר הַשָּׂפָה
zer hasafa
noun · masculine
In English
bolt rope, leech rope
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Zer hasafa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותחבל התפור לשפות של מפרש כדי לחזקן.
The word Zer hasafa is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זֵר הַשָּׂפָה
- Written without vowel points
- זר השפה
- Said
- zer hasafa
- Plural
- זֵרֵי הַשָּׂפוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' זֵרֵי הַשָּׂפוֹת
- Gematria
- 597
This is how Zer hasafa is said in other languages.
- English
- bolt rope, leech rope
- Russian
- ликтрос
- French
- ralingue
- German
- Stehliekk, Seitenliek
These words mean nearly the same as Zer hasafa.
These words come before and after Zer hasafa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zer hasafa.
What does Zer hasafa (זר השפה) mean in Hebrew?
Zer hasafa (זר השפה) means bolt rope and leech rope. It is said zer hasafa, with the stress on fa.
What is a synonym for Zer hasafa (זר השפה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Zer hasafa (זר השפה) are חבל שוליים.
Is Zer hasafa (זר השפה) masculine or feminine?
The word Zer hasafa (זר השפה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is זֵרֵי הַשָּׂפוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זר השפה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.