Rub in Hebrew is שִׁפְשֵׁף (shifshéf).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שִׁפְשֵׁף
shifshéf
verb
In English
rub
/ɹʌb/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for rub as a verb.
to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area
- שִׁפְשֵׁףשפשףshifshéf
This is more about the Hebrew word שִׁפְשֵׁף.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁפְשֵׁף
- Written without vowel points
- שפשף
- Said
- shifshéf
- Its meanings in English
- rub, to rub; to chafe, to masturbate
These English words share a Hebrew word with rub.
These words come before and after rub in the list.
These are the questions people ask about rub in Hebrew.
How do you say rub in Hebrew?
rub in Hebrew is שִׁפְשֵׁף, said shifshéf. Without vowel points it is written שפשף.
What else does שפשף mean in English?
Besides rub, שפשף can mean to rub; to chafe and to masturbate.
How is rub pronounced in English?
rub is pronounced /ɹʌb/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry rub and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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