Arba shometet (ארבה שומטת) means hopper in Hebrew.
It can also mean hopper barge and dump scow. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אַרְבָּה שׁוֹמֶטֶת
arba shometet
noun · feminine
In English
hopper, hopper barge, dump scow
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Arba shometet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אַרְבָּה פתוחה ובעלת תחתית נפתחת, לרוב ללא אמצעי הנעה, המשמשת לסילוק בלב ים של חומר הקרקעית שהעלתה אניית מחפר.
The word Arba shometet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַרְבָּה שׁוֹמֶטֶת
- Written without vowel points
- ארבה שומטת
- Said
- arba shometet
- Root
- ש־מ־ט
- Plural
- אֲרָבוֹת שׁוֹמְטוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' אֲרָבוֹת שׁוֹמְטוֹת
- Gematria
- 963
This is how Arba shometet is said in other languages.
- English
- hopper, hopper barge, dump scow
- French
- chaland à clapets
- German
- Baggerprahm, Kiappenprahm, Baggerschute, Klappeschute
The word Arba shometet comes from the root ש־מ־ט, like these words.
These words come before and after Arba shometet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Arba shometet.
What does Arba shometet (ארבה שומטת) mean in Hebrew?
Arba shometet (ארבה שומטת) means hopper, hopper barge, and dump scow. It is said arba shometet, with the stress on ba.
Is Arba shometet (ארבה שומטת) masculine or feminine?
The word Arba shometet (ארבה שומטת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אֲרָבוֹת שׁוֹמְטוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ארבה שומטת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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