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Kesher hasapanim (קשר הספנים) means seamen's knot in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

קֶשֶׁר הַסַפָּנִים
kesher hasapanim
noun · masculine
In English

seamen's knot

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ק

The dictionary gives one meaning for Kesher hasapanim.

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

  1. 1
    ימאותעל פי הבנת הכתוב: קשר קבוע, שאינו ניתן להתרה מהירה.

The word Kesher hasapanim is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
קֶשֶׁר הַסַפָּנִים
Written without vowel points
קשר הספנים
Said
kesher hasapanim
Plural
קִשְׁרֵי הַסַפָּנִים
Inflections
ר' קִשְׁרֵי הַסַפָּנִים
Gematria
845

This is how Kesher hasapanim is said in other languages.

English
seamen's knot

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What does Kesher hasapanim (⁨קשר הספנים⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kesher hasapanim (⁨קשר הספנים⁩) means seamen's knot. It is said kesher hasapanim, with the stress on ke.

Is Kesher hasapanim (⁨קשר הספנים⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Kesher hasapanim (⁨קשר הספנים⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨קִשְׁרֵי הַסַפָּנִים⁩.

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

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