שפם

עברית

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שפם

/ɬaːˈpaːm/ → /saːˈpaːm/
/sɔˈpɔm/
[sɔːˈfɔːm]
/saˈfam/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From שָׂפָה (safá, “lip”) + ־ָם (-am).

noun שָׂפָם · safám · שְׂפָמִים · שְׂפָמוֹת · שְׂפַם־ · שִׂפְמֵי־

moustache וּמְפִבֹשֶׁת בֶּן־שָׁאוּל יָרַד לִקְרַאת הַמֶּלֶךְ וְלֹא־עָשָׂה רַגְלָיו וְלֹא־עָשָׂה שְׂפָמוֹ וְאֶת־בְּגָדָיו לֹא כִבֵּס לְמִן־הַיּוֹם לֶכֶת הַמֶּלֶךְ עַד־הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר־בָּא בְשָׁלוֹם׃
whiskers (e.g. of a cat)

In English

moustache hair on upper lip

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"שפם." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A4%D7%9D. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שפם},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A4%D7%9D},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}