Kerev laruakh (קירב לרוח) means luff in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קֵרֵב לָרוּחַ
kerev laruakh
word
In English
luff
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kerev laruakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותבסירות ובספינות מפרשים: הקטין את הזווית בין חרטום כלי השיט לבין כיוון נשיבת הרוח. בסירת מפרשים: על ידי דחיפת ידית ההגה לצד החסי, למבוא הרוח.
The word Kerev laruakh is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- קֵרֵב לָרוּחַ
- Written without vowel points
- קירב לרוח
- Said
- kerev laruakh
- Plural
- קֵרְבוּ לָרוּחַ
- Inflections
- ר' קֵרְבוּ לָרוּחַ
- Gematria
- 556
This is how Kerev laruakh is said in other languages.
- English
- luff
- French
- lofer
- German
- luven
These words mean the opposite of Kerev laruakh.
These words come before and after Kerev laruakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kerev laruakh.
What does Kerev laruakh (קירב לרוח) mean in Hebrew?
Kerev laruakh (קירב לרוח) means luff. It is said kerev laruakh, with the stress on rev.
What is the opposite of Kerev laruakh (קירב לרוח)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kerev laruakh (קירב לרוח) are ריחק מהרוח.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קרב לרוח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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