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Beten ha'oniya (בטן האונייה) means the belly of the ship in Hebrew.

It can also mean ship's hold. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

בֶּטֶן הָאֳנִיָּה
beten ha'oniya
noun · feminine
In English

the belly of the ship, ship's hold

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ב

The dictionary gives one meaning for Beten ha'oniya.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    ימאותכינוי לחלל הפנימי של אונייה, מתחת לסיפון העליון, ללא התייחסות מיוחדת למדור זה או אחר.

The word Beten ha'oniya is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
בֶּטֶן הָאֳנִיָּה
Written without vowel points
בטן האונייה
Said
beten ha'oniya
Plural
בִּטְנֵי הַאֳנִיּוֹת
Inflections
ר' בִּטְנֵי הַאֳנִיּוֹת
Gematria
148

This is how Beten ha'oniya is said in other languages.

English
the belly of the ship, ship's hold
German
Schiffsbauch

These words come before and after Beten ha'oniya in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Beten ha'oniya.

What does Beten ha'oniya (⁨בטן האונייה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Beten ha'oniya (⁨בטן האונייה⁩) means the belly of the ship and ship's hold. It is said beten ha'oniya, with the stress on be.

Is Beten ha'oniya (⁨בטן האונייה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Beten ha'oniya (⁨בטן האונייה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨בִּטְנֵי הַאֳנִיּוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בטן האניה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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