שפם

Hebrew

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /saːˈpaːm/, [saːˈfaːm]
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /sɔˈpɔm/, [sɔːˈfɔːm]
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /saˈfam/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

שָׂפָם • (safám) m (plural indefinite שְׂפָמִים or שְׂפָמוֹת, singular construct שְׂפַם־)

  1. moustache
    • Tanach, 2 Samuel 19:25, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      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׃
      Mephibosheth, the grandson of Saul, also came down to meet the king. He had not pared his toenails, or trimmed his mustache, or washed his clothes from the day that the king left until the day he returned safe.
  2. whiskers (e.g. of a cat)

Declension

Declension of שָׂפָם
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite שָׂפָם first שְׂפָמִי שְׂפָמֵנוּ
definite הַשָּׂפָם second שְׂפָמְךָ שְׂפָמֵךְ שְׂפַמְכֶם שְׂפַמְכֶן
construct שְׂפַם־ third שְׂפָמוֹ שְׂפָמָהּ שְׂפָמָם שְׂפָמָן
plural indefinite שְׂפָמִים first שפמיי / שְׂפָמַי שְׂפָמֵינוּ
definite הַשְּׂפָמִים second שְׂפָמֶיךָ שפמייך / שְׂפָמַיִךְ שַׂפְמֵיכֶם שַׂפְמֵיכֶן
construct שַׂפְמֵי־ third שְׂפָמָיו שְׂפָמֶיהָ שַׂפְמֵיהֶם שַׂפְמֵיהֶן

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