Kli shayit (כלי שיט) means vessel in Hebrew.
It can also mean watercraft. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כְּלִי שַׁיִט
kli shayit
noun · masculine
In English
vessel, watercraft
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kli shayit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותכלי תחבורה מכל סוג שהוא, המשמש אמצעי תובלה על פני המים.
The word Kli shayit is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כְּלִי שַׁיִט
- Written without vowel points
- כלי שיט
- Said
- kli shayit
- Plural
- כְּלֵי שַׁיִט
- Inflections
- ר' כְּלֵי שַׁיִט
- Gematria
- 379
This is how Kli shayit is said in other languages.
- English
- vessel, watercraft
- French
- vaisseau
- German
- Wasserfahrzeug
These words mean nearly the same as Kli shayit.
The word Kli shayit is part of these phrases and sayings.
These words come before and after Kli shayit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kli shayit.
What does Kli shayit (כלי שיט) mean in Hebrew?
Kli shayit (כלי שיט) means vessel and watercraft. It is said kli shayit, with the stress on sha.
What is a synonym for Kli shayit (כלי שיט)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kli shayit (כלי שיט) are ספינה.
Is Kli shayit (כלי שיט) masculine or feminine?
The word Kli shayit (כלי שיט) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כְּלֵי שַׁיִט.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כלי שיט of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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