Hatba'ah bimkhuvan (הטבעה במכוון) means scuttling in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הַטְבָּעָה בִּמְכֻוָּן
hatba'ah bimkhuvan
noun · masculine
In English
scuttling
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Hatba'ah bimkhuvan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ביקוע התחתית של כלי שיט או הצפתו במים כדי שישקע ויטבע. זוהי פעולה הנעשית בכוונה תחילה, על מנת להיפטר מכלי שיט, למנוע את נפילתו בידי האויב, לעשותו מחסום תת־מימי למעבר אוניות, להופכו לאתר צלילה בשמורת טבע ימית וכדומה. אוניות מלחמה מצויידות בדרך כלל בשסתומי הצפה מיוחדים למטרה זו.
The word Hatba'ah bimkhuvan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הַטְבָּעָה בִּמְכֻוָּן
- Written without vowel points
- הטבעה במכוון
- Said
- hatba'ah bimkhuvan
- Gematria
- 215
This is how Hatba'ah bimkhuvan is said in other languages.
- English
- scuttling
- French
- sabordage
These words come before and after Hatba'ah bimkhuvan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hatba'ah bimkhuvan.
What does Hatba'ah bimkhuvan (הטבעה במכוון) mean in Hebrew?
Hatba'ah bimkhuvan (הטבעה במכוון) means scuttling. It is said hatba'ah bimkhuvan, with the stress on ah.
Is Hatba'ah bimkhuvan (הטבעה במכוון) masculine or feminine?
The word Hatba'ah bimkhuvan (הטבעה במכוון) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הטבעה במכון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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