ספן

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ספן¹

  • /saˈpan/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From סְפִינָה (sfiná, “a ship”).

noun סַפָּן · sapán · סַפָּנִים · סַפַּן־ · סַפָּנֵי־ · סַפָּנִית

  1. a sailor

    Similar: יַמַּאי, מַלָּח, יוֹרֵד יָם

ספן²

  • /saˈfan/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Close to the root צ־פ־ן (ts-p-n). Compare צָפַן (tsafán, “to hide”).

verb סָפַן · safán · לספון · לִסְפֹּן · סְפִינָה · סָפוּן

  1. construction pa'al, rare to cover

    Similar: כיסה

  2. construction pa'al, rare to hide

    Similar: הֶחְבִּיא

ספן³

  • /ˈsefen/ Modern Israeli

noun סֶפֶן · séfen · סְפָנִים · סִפְנֵי־

  1. archaic, rare hiddenness, concealment, mystery

    Similar: סֵתֶר, תַּעֲלוּמָה, כיסוי

ספן⁴

  • /saˈfan/ Modern Israeli

verb סָפַן · safán · לספון · לִסְפֹּן · סְפִינָה · סָפוּן

  1. construction pa'al, rare to honor

    Similar: כיבד, הוֹקִיר

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ספן},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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