Meil yamaim (מעיל ימאים) means boat cloak in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מְעִיל יַמַּאִים
meil yamaim
noun · masculine
In English
boat cloak
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Meil yamaim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותבתקופת המפרשים: מעיל עליון שלבש קצין־ים עם עלותו למשמרת ובציי מלחמה היה חלק מן המדים הרשמיים.
The word Meil yamaim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְעִיל יַמַּאִים
- Written without vowel points
- מעיל ימאים
- Said
- meil yamaim
- Plural
- מְעִילֵי יַמַּאִים
- Inflections
- ר' מְעִילֵי יַמַּאִים
- Gematria
- 251
This is how Meil yamaim is said in other languages.
- English
- boat cloak
These words come before and after Meil yamaim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Meil yamaim.
What does Meil yamaim (מעיל ימאים) mean in Hebrew?
Meil yamaim (מעיל ימאים) means boat cloak. It is said meil yamaim, with the stress on il.
Is Meil yamaim (מעיל ימאים) masculine or feminine?
The word Meil yamaim (מעיל ימאים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מְעִילֵי יַמַּאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעיל ימאים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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