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Mifras gaf ili (מפרש גף עילי) means gaff topsail in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מִפְרַשׂ גַּף עִלִּי
mifras gaf ili
noun · masculine
In English

gaff topsail

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Mifras gaf ili.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    ימאותמפרש מרובע או משולש, הנפרש בספינה בעלת מעטה מפרשי גף מעל המפרש העיקרי.

The word Mifras gaf ili is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מִפְרַשׂ גַּף עִלִּי
Written without vowel points
מפרש גף עילי
Said
mifras gaf ili
Plural
מִפְרְשֵׂי גַּף עִלִּיִּים
Inflections
ר' מִפְרְשֵׂי גַּף עִלִּיִּים
Gematria
823

This is how Mifras gaf ili is said in other languages.

English
gaff topsail
French
flèche-en-cul
German
Gaffeltopsegel

These words come before and after Mifras gaf ili in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Mifras gaf ili.

What does Mifras gaf ili (⁨מפרש גף עילי⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Mifras gaf ili (⁨מפרש גף עילי⁩) means gaff topsail. It is said mifras gaf ili, with the stress on ras.

Is Mifras gaf ili (⁨מפרש גף עילי⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Mifras gaf ili (⁨מפרש גף עילי⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨מִפְרְשֵׂי גַּף עִלִּיִּים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מפרש גף עלי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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