Khofesh hashayit (חופש השיט) means freedom of navigation in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֹפֶשׁ הַשַּׁיִט
khofesh hashayit
noun · masculine
In English
freedom of navigation
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khofesh hashayit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אחד מעקרונות המשפט הבינלאומי המנהגי, הקובע כי לא תופרע תנועתן החופשית של אניות המניפות דגל של מדינה ריבונית על ידי מדינה ריבונית אחרת, לבד ממקרים מיוחדים המוגדרים במשפט הבינלאומי.
The word Khofesh hashayit is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֹפֶשׁ הַשַּׁיִט
- Written without vowel points
- חופש השיט
- Said
- khofesh hashayit
- Root
- ח־פ־ש
- Gematria
- 718
This is how Khofesh hashayit is said in other languages.
- English
- freedom of navigation
The word Khofesh hashayit comes from the root ח־פ־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Khofesh hashayit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khofesh hashayit.
What does Khofesh hashayit (חופש השיט) mean in Hebrew?
Khofesh hashayit (חופש השיט) means freedom of navigation. It is said khofesh hashayit, with the stress on kho.
Is Khofesh hashayit (חופש השיט) masculine or feminine?
The word Khofesh hashayit (חופש השיט) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חפש השיט of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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