Ships ספינות
11 advanced Hebrew words on ships — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. On the open sea.
| Image | English | Hebrew | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ship | ספינה | 🔗 RootThe same root as סיפון, a deck. |
 | ship | אונייה | 🔀 Several meaningsThe large vessel: אוניית משא is a cargo ship. |
 | sailor | מלח | 👓 Same spellingSpelled like מלח, salt — malách a sailor, mélach salt. 🌎 Regionימאי is the formal word. |
 | captain | רב חובל | A construct pair — literally 'master of sailors'. |
 | deck | סיפון | 🔗 RootThe same root as ספינה. על הסיפון = on deck, aboard. |
 | anchor | עוגן | להטיל עוגן = to drop anchor. 🔗 RootThe verb לעגון means to anchor. |
 | sail | מפרש | 🔗 RootFrom לפרוש, to spread out. A sailboat is מפרשית. |
 | port | נמל | 🔀 Several meaningsנמל תעופה is an airport — literally 'flight port'. |
 | wave | גל | 🔀 Several meaningsAlso radio and heat waves: גל חום. |
 | fleet | צי | צי הסוחר is the merchant fleet. The navy is חיל הים. |
 | rudder | הגה | 🔀 Several meaningsIn everyday Hebrew הגה is a car's steering wheel. |
See also:SubmarinesWar