Matspen taluy (מצפן תלוי) 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 taluy.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותבימים עברו: מצפן ימי מהוּפך התלוי מתקרת התא, כך שניתן לדעת מיד מה קורס האונייה מבלי לעלות לסיפון האחרה או לגשר.
The word Matspen taluy is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַצְפֵּן תָּלוּי
- Written without vowel points
- מצפן תלוי
- Said
- matspen taluy
- Plural
- מַצְפֵּנִים תְּלוּיִּם
- Inflections
- ר' מַצְפֵּנִים תְּלוּיִּם
- Gematria
- 706
This is how Matspen taluy is said in other languages.
- English
- hanging compass, overhead compass, telltale compass
These words mean nearly the same as Matspen taluy.
These words come before and after Matspen taluy in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Matspen taluy.
What does Matspen taluy (מצפן תלוי) mean in Hebrew?
Matspen taluy (מצפן תלוי) means hanging compass, overhead compass, and telltale compass. It is said matspen taluy, with the stress on pen.
What is a synonym for Matspen taluy (מצפן תלוי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Matspen taluy (מצפן תלוי) are מצפן מהופך.
Is Matspen taluy (מצפן תלוי) masculine or feminine?
The word Matspen taluy (מצפן תלוי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַצְפֵּנִים תְּלוּיִּם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מצפן תלוי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.