Ma'ake hayarkatayim (מעקה הירכתיים) means taffrail in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַעֲקֶה הַיַּרְכָּתַיִם
ma'ake hayarkatayim
noun · masculine
In English
taffrail
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ma'ake hayarkatayim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מעקה העץ המגולף או מעקה העמודים סביב הסיפון הפתוח בירכתי אונייה או ספינה.
The word Ma'ake hayarkatayim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַעֲקֶה הַיַּרְכָּתַיִם
- Written without vowel points
- מעקה הירכתיים
- Said
- ma'ake hayarkatayim
- Plural
- מַעֲקֵי הַיַּרְכָּתַיִם (גם מַעֲקוֹת הַיַּרְכָּתַיִם)
- Inflections
- ר' מַעֲקֵי הַיַּרְכָּתַיִם (גם מַעֲקוֹת הַיַּרְכָּתַיִם)
- Gematria
- 910
This is how Ma'ake hayarkatayim is said in other languages.
- English
- taffrail
These words come before and after Ma'ake hayarkatayim in the dictionary.
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What does Ma'ake hayarkatayim (מעקה הירכתיים) mean in Hebrew?
Ma'ake hayarkatayim (מעקה הירכתיים) means taffrail. It is said ma'ake hayarkatayim, with the stress on ke.
Is Ma'ake hayarkatayim (מעקה הירכתיים) masculine or feminine?
The word Ma'ake hayarkatayim (מעקה הירכתיים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַעֲקֵי הַיַּרְכָּתַיִם (גם מַעֲקוֹת הַיַּרְכָּתַיִם).
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעקה הירכתים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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