Bayit tsaf (בית צף) means houseboat in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בַּיִת צָף
bayit tsaf
noun · masculine
In English
houseboat
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bayit tsaf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותספינה המשמשת בעיקר למגורים, בין אם נבנתה במיוחד לשם כך ובין אם הוסבה לשימוש זה; יש שעוגנות סמוך לחוף או רתוקות לרציף דרך קבע, ואחרות מצוידות במנוע ומסוגלות לשוט בכוחות עצמן.
The word Bayit tsaf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּיִת צָף
- Written without vowel points
- בית צף
- Said
- bayit tsaf
- Plural
- בָּתִים צָפִים
- Inflections
- ר' בָּתִים צָפִים
- Gematria
- 582
This is how Bayit tsaf is said in other languages.
- English
- houseboat
- Russian
- плавучий дом
- French
- maison flottante
- German
- Wohnboot, Hausboot
These words mean nearly the same as Bayit tsaf.
These words come before and after Bayit tsaf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bayit tsaf.
What does Bayit tsaf (בית צף) mean in Hebrew?
Bayit tsaf (בית צף) means houseboat. It is said bayit tsaf, with the stress on ba.
What is a synonym for Bayit tsaf (בית צף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bayit tsaf (בית צף) are ספינת מגורים.
Is Bayit tsaf (בית צף) masculine or feminine?
The word Bayit tsaf (בית צף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בָּתִים צָפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית צף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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