Ma'aborai (מעבוראי) means waterman in Hebrew.
It can also mean ferryman and wherryman. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַעְבּוֹרַאי
ma'aborai
noun · masculine
In English
waterman, ferryman, wherryman
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ma'aborai.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1משיט מעבורת, המוביל בסירתו נוסעים ומטענם מגדת נהר אחת לשנייה.
The word Ma'aborai is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַעְבּוֹרַאי
- Written without vowel points
- מעבוראי
- Said
- ma'aborai
- Root
- ע־ב־ר
- Plural
- מַעְבּוֹרַאִים
- Inflections
- ר' מַעְבּוֹרַאִים
- Gematria
- 329
This is how Ma'aborai is said in other languages.
- English
- waterman, ferryman, wherryman
The word Ma'aborai comes from the root ע־ב־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Ma'aborai in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ma'aborai.
What does Ma'aborai (מעבוראי) mean in Hebrew?
Ma'aborai (מעבוראי) means waterman, ferryman, and wherryman. It is said ma'aborai, with the stress on rai.
Is Ma'aborai (מעבוראי) masculine or feminine?
The word Ma'aborai (מעבוראי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַעְבּוֹרַאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעבוראי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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