Hirkin degel (הרכין דגל) means dip in Hebrew.
It can also mean dip the flag. It is a verb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הִרְכִּין דֶּגֶל
hirkin degel
verb
In English
dip, dip the flag
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Hirkin degel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1היטה קדימה את המוט של דגל הנישא במצעד ואחר כך החזיר אותו למצבו הניצב הקודם, כאות כבוד לאישיות המרכזית.
- 2ימאות(נאמר על כלי שיט) משך והוריד באיטיות את הדגל מראש התורן עד חצי התורן, ואחר כך שב והעלה אותו אט־אט לראש התורן לאות ברכה לאוניה חולפת.
The word Hirkin degel is a verb.
- Written with vowel points
- הִרְכִּין דֶּגֶל
- Written without vowel points
- הרכין דגל
- Said
- hirkin degel
- Plural
- הִרְכִּינוּ דֶּגֶל
- Feminine form
- הִרְכִּינָה דֶּגֶל
- Inflections
- נ' הִרְכִּינָה דֶּגֶל, ר' הִרְכִּינוּ דֶּגֶל
- Gematria
- 322
This is how Hirkin degel is said in other languages.
- English
- dip, dip the flag
- Arabic
- نَكَّسَ العَلَم
The word Hirkin degel is part of these phrases and sayings.
These words come before and after Hirkin degel in the dictionary.
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What does Hirkin degel (הרכין דגל) mean in Hebrew?
Hirkin degel (הרכין דגל) means dip and dip the flag. It is said hirkin degel, with the stress on kin.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הרכין דגל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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