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Gesher sirot (גשר פונטונים) means floating bridge in Hebrew.

It can also mean pontoon bridge. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

גֶּשֶׁר סִירוֹת
gesher sirot
noun · masculine
In English

floating bridge, pontoon bridge

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ג

The dictionary gives one meaning for Gesher sirot.

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

  1. 1
    גשר ארעי על נהר או תעלת מים, המונח על גבי סירות מתכת נמוכות ושטוחות הנקראות פונטונים. הגשר נועד למעבר אנשים או כלי רכב.

The word Gesher sirot is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
גֶּשֶׁר סִירוֹת
Written without vowel points
גשר פונטונים
Said
gesher sirot
Plural
גִּשְׁרֵי סִירוֹת
Inflections
ר' גִּשְׁרֵי סִירוֹת
Gematria
754

This is how Gesher sirot is said in other languages.

English
floating bridge, pontoon bridge
German
Pontonbrücke

These words mean nearly the same as Gesher sirot.

These words come before and after Gesher sirot in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Gesher sirot.

What does Gesher sirot (⁨גשר פונטונים⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Gesher sirot (⁨גשר פונטונים⁩) means floating bridge and pontoon bridge. It is said gesher sirot, with the stress on ge.

What is a synonym for Gesher sirot (⁨גשר פונטונים⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Gesher sirot (⁨גשר פונטונים⁩) are ⁨גשר צף⁩.

Is Gesher sirot (⁨גשר פונטונים⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Gesher sirot (⁨גשר פונטונים⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨גִּשְׁרֵי סִירוֹת⁩.

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

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