Kataf yam (כתף־ים) means stevedore in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כַּתָּף יָּם
kataf yam
noun · masculine
In English
stevedore
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kataf yam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מיושןעובד נמל העוסק בטעינה ובפריקה של מטענים לאניות; סַבָּל.
The word Kataf yam is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּתָּף יָּם
- Written without vowel points
- כתף־ים
- Said
- kataf yam
- Plural
- כַּתָּפֵי־יָּם
- Inflections
- ר' כַּתָּפֵי־יָּם
- Gematria
- 550
This is how Kataf yam is said in other languages.
- English
- stevedore
- Russian
- гру́зчик
- French
- stevedore
- German
- Hafenarbeiter
These words mean nearly the same as Kataf yam.
- סוור
- סטיבדורstevedore
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These words come before and after Kataf yam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kataf yam.
What does Kataf yam (כתף־ים) mean in Hebrew?
Kataf yam (כתף־ים) means stevedore. It is said kataf yam, with the stress on taf.
What is a synonym for Kataf yam (כתף־ים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kataf yam (כתף־ים) are סוור and סטיבדור.
Is Kataf yam (כתף־ים) masculine or feminine?
The word Kataf yam (כתף־ים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כַּתָּפֵי־יָּם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כתף ים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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