שפיכה

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־פ־ך (sh-p-k)

Etymology

Verbal noun of שָׁפַךְ (“to spill or pour”).

Noun

שְׁפִיכָה • (sh'fikhá) f (plural indefinite שְׁפִיכוֹת, singular construct שְׁפִיכַת־, plural construct שְׁפִיכוֹת־) [pattern: קְטִילָה]

1. (physiology) ejaculation (of semen)
2. pouring

Synonyms

• (ejaculation): גְּמִירָה (g'mirá) (slang)

See also

• בעל קרי (ba'al keri)
• קְרִי לַיְלָה (k'ri layla, “nocturnal emission”)