Skip to main content

Mifras rashi (מפרש ראשי) means mainsail in Hebrew.

It can also mean main sail. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מִפְרָשׂ רָאשִׁי
mifras rashi
noun · masculine
In English

mainsail, main sail

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Mifras rashi.

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

  1. 1
    ימאותהמפרש הגדול ביותר (ולעיתים היחיד) המונף על התורן הראשי של מפרשית או של ספינת מפרשים.

The word Mifras rashi is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מִפְרָשׂ רָאשִׁי
Written without vowel points
מפרש ראשי
Said
mifras rashi
Plural
מִפְרָשִׂים רָאשִׁיִּים
Inflections
ר' מִפְרָשִׂים רָאשִׁיִּים
Gematria
1,131

This is how Mifras rashi is said in other languages.

English
mainsail, main sail
French
grand voile
German
Grossegel

These words come before and after Mifras rashi in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Mifras rashi.

What does Mifras rashi (⁨מפרש ראשי⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Mifras rashi (⁨מפרש ראשי⁩) means mainsail and main sail. It is said mifras rashi, with the stress on ras.

Is Mifras rashi (⁨מפרש ראשי⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Mifras rashi (⁨מפרש ראשי⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨מִפְרָשִׂים רָאשִׁיִּים⁩.

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

Keep exploring