Mashakh le'akhor (משך לאחור) means brace aback in Hebrew.
It can also mean braced aback. It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מָשַׁךְ לְאָחוֹר
mashakh le'akhor
word
In English
brace aback, braced aback
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Mashakh le'akhor.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותבספינות בעלות מפרשים רוחביים: סובב את הסקריה של המפרש כך שהרוח מנשבת על צדו הקדמי. משיכת הסקריה והמפרש לאחור נועדו להאט את התקדמות הספינה או לעצור אותה כליל.
- 2מָשּׁוּךְ לְאָחוֹר: נאמר על מפרש רוחבי שהסקריה שלו סובבה וכוונה כך שהרוח מנשבת על צדו הקדמי.
The word Mashakh le'akhor is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- מָשַׁךְ לְאָחוֹר
- Written without vowel points
- משך לאחור
- Said
- mashakh le'akhor
- Gematria
- 605
This is how Mashakh le'akhor is said in other languages.
- English
- brace aback, braced aback
- French
- contre-brasser, brasser à culer
- German
- backbrassen
These words mean nearly the same as Mashakh le'akhor.
- משך להיסוגbrace aback
- הרתיע
- מפרש
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These words come before and after Mashakh le'akhor in the dictionary.
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What does Mashakh le'akhor (משך לאחור) mean in Hebrew?
Mashakh le'akhor (משך לאחור) means brace aback and braced aback. It is said mashakh le'akhor, with the stress on shakh.
What is a synonym for Mashakh le'akhor (משך לאחור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mashakh le'akhor (משך לאחור) are משך להיסוג, הרתיע, and מפרש.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry משך לאחור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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