Khavit mey shtiya (חבית מי שתייה) means scuttlebutt in Hebrew.
It can also mean scuttle butt. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חָבִית מֵי שְׁתִיָּה
khavit mey shtiya
noun · feminine
In English
scuttlebutt, scuttle butt
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khavit mey shtiya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותבתקופת המפרשים: חבית על הסיפון לאספקה שוטפת של מי שתייה לאנשי הצוות. את המים דלו בספל או במצקת דרך פתח באמצע דופנה.
The word Khavit mey shtiya is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חָבִית מֵי שְׁתִיָּה
- Written without vowel points
- חבית מי שתייה
- Said
- khavit mey shtiya
- Plural
- חָבִיוֹת מֵי שְׁתִיָּה
- Inflections
- ר' חָבִיוֹת מֵי שְׁתִיָּה
- Gematria
- 1,195
This is how Khavit mey shtiya is said in other languages.
- English
- scuttlebutt, scuttle butt
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What does Khavit mey shtiya (חבית מי שתייה) mean in Hebrew?
Khavit mey shtiya (חבית מי שתייה) means scuttlebutt and scuttle butt. It is said khavit mey shtiya, with the stress on vit.
Is Khavit mey shtiya (חבית מי שתייה) masculine or feminine?
The word Khavit mey shtiya (חבית מי שתייה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is חָבִיוֹת מֵי שְׁתִיָּה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חבית מי שתיה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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