Matspen mehupakh (מצפן מהופך) means hanging compass in Hebrew.
It can also mean overhead compass and telltale compass. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hanging compass, overhead compass, telltale compass
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Matspen mehupakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותבימים עברו: מצפן ימי התלוי במהופך מתקרת התא, כך שניתן לדעת מיד מה קורס האונייה מבלי לעלות לסיפון האחרה או לגשר.
The word Matspen mehupakh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַצְפֵּן מְהֻפָּךְ
- Written without vowel points
- מצפן מהופך
- Said
- matspen mehupakh
- Plural
- מַצְפֵּנִים מְהֻפָּכִים
- Inflections
- ר' מַצְפֵּנִים מְהֻפָּכִים
- Gematria
- 411
This is how Matspen mehupakh is said in other languages.
- English
- hanging compass, overhead compass, telltale compass
These words mean nearly the same as Matspen mehupakh.
These words come before and after Matspen mehupakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Matspen mehupakh.
What does Matspen mehupakh (מצפן מהופך) mean in Hebrew?
Matspen mehupakh (מצפן מהופך) means hanging compass, overhead compass, and telltale compass. It is said matspen mehupakh, with the stress on pen.
What is a synonym for Matspen mehupakh (מצפן מהופך)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Matspen mehupakh (מצפן מהופך) are מצפן תלוי.
Is Matspen mehupakh (מצפן מהופך) masculine or feminine?
The word Matspen mehupakh (מצפן מהופך) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַצְפֵּנִים מְהֻפָּכִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מצפן מהפך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.