Mashakh le'hisog (משך להיסוג) 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 לְהִסּוֹג
mashakh le'hisog
word
In English
brace aback, braced aback
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Mashakh le'hisog.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותבספינות בעלות מפרשים רוחביים: סובב את הסקריה של מפרש כך שהרוח מנשבת על צדו הקדמי. משיכת הסקריה והמפרש לאחור נועדו להאט את התקדמות הספינה או לעצור אותה כליל.
- 2מָשּׁוּךְ לְהִסוֹג: נאמר על מפרש רוחבי שהסקריה שלו סובבה וכוונה כך שהרוח מנשבת על צדו הקדמי.
The word Mashakh le'hisog is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- מָשַׁךְ לְהִסּוֹג
- Written without vowel points
- משך להיסוג
- Said
- mashakh le'hisog
- Gematria
- 474
This is how Mashakh le'hisog 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'hisog.
- משך לאחורbrace aback
- הרתיע
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These words come before and after Mashakh le'hisog in the dictionary.
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What does Mashakh le'hisog (משך להיסוג) mean in Hebrew?
Mashakh le'hisog (משך להיסוג) means brace aback and braced aback. It is said mashakh le'hisog, with the stress on shakh.
What is a synonym for Mashakh le'hisog (משך להיסוג)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mashakh le'hisog (משך להיסוג) are משך לאחור and הרתיע.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry משך להסוג of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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