Maaboret (מעבורת) means ferry in Hebrew.
It can also mean ferryboat. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ferry, ferryboat
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Maaboret.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותסירה להעברת נוסעים ומטענם מגדת נהר אחת לשנייה.
- 2ימאותאונייה או ספינה להובלת נוסעים וכלי רכב למרחקים קצרים, המפליגה בצורה סדירה על פי לוח זמנים קבוע.
The word Maaboret is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַעְבֹּרֶת
- Written without vowel points
- מעבורת
- Said
- maaboret
- Root
- ע־ב־ר
- Pattern
- מַקְטֹלֶת
- Plural
- מַעְבֹּרוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מַעְבֹּרוֹת; מַעְבֹּרֶת־, ר' מַעְבֹּרוֹת־
- Gematria
- 718
This is how Maaboret is said in other languages.
- English
- ferry, ferryboat
- Russian
- паром
- French
- ferry
- Spanish
- ferri
- German
- Fähre
These words mean nearly the same as Maaboret.
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These words rhyme with Maaboret.
The word Maaboret is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Maaboret comes from the root ע־ב־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Maaboret in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Maaboret.
What does Maaboret (מעבורת) mean in Hebrew?
Maaboret (מעבורת) means ferry and ferryboat. It is said maaboret, with the stress on bo.
What is a synonym for Maaboret (מעבורת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Maaboret (מעבורת) are דוברה, עברה, and מעברה.
What rhymes with Maaboret (מעבורת)?
Words that rhyme with Maaboret (מעבורת) include תקשורת, ביקורת, קטורת, נעורת, משכורת, and מכמרת.
Is Maaboret (מעבורת) masculine or feminine?
The word Maaboret (מעבורת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מַעְבֹּרוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעברת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.