Bav knisa (בב כניסה) means gangway port in Hebrew.
It can also mean entrance port and gangway door. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בָּב כְּנִיסָה
bav knisa
noun · masculine
In English
gangway port, entrance port, gangway door
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bav knisa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פתח בדופנה של אנייה, המצויד בדלת אטימה ומשמש לכניסה וליציאת אנשים כשהיא רתוקה לרציף; באוניות מפרשים מלחמתיות גדולות: פתח בדופן, במפלס סיפון התותחים הראשי, דרכו עלו לאונייה.
The word Bav knisa is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בָּב כְּנִיסָה
- Written without vowel points
- בב כניסה
- Said
- bav knisa
- Plural
- בָּבֵי כְּנִיסָה
- Inflections
- ר' בָּבֵי כְּנִיסָה
- Gematria
- 149
This is how Bav knisa is said in other languages.
- English
- gangway port, entrance port, gangway door
- French
- coupée, sabourd de coupée, porte de coupée
- German
- Fallreepstreppe
These words come before and after Bav knisa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bav knisa.
What does Bav knisa (בב כניסה) mean in Hebrew?
Bav knisa (בב כניסה) means gangway port, entrance port, and gangway door. It is said bav knisa, with the stress on sa.
Is Bav knisa (בב כניסה) masculine or feminine?
The word Bav knisa (בב כניסה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בָּבֵי כְּנִיסָה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בב כניסה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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