Mishmeret kelev (משמרת כלב) means dog watch in Hebrew.
It can also mean dogwatch. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מִשְׁמֶרֶת כֶּלֶב
mishmeret kelev
noun · feminine
In English
dog watch, dogwatch
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mishmeret kelev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותבתקופת אוניות המפרשים: כינויה של משמרת 16:00-20:00 (ארבע עד שמונה אחר הצהריים) באונייה. פרק זמן זה נחלק לשניים, משמרת כלב "הראשונה" מ-16:00 עד 18:00 ומשמרת כלב "האחרונה" מ-18:00 עד 20:00.
The word Mishmeret kelev is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מִשְׁמֶרֶת כֶּלֶב
- Written without vowel points
- משמרת כלב
- Said
- mishmeret kelev
- Plural
- מִשְׁמְרוֹת כֶּלֶב
- Inflections
- ר' מִשְׁמְרוֹת כֶּלֶב
- Gematria
- 1,032
This is how Mishmeret kelev is said in other languages.
- English
- dog watch, dogwatch
- German
- Hundewache
These words come before and after Mishmeret kelev in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mishmeret kelev.
What does Mishmeret kelev (משמרת כלב) mean in Hebrew?
Mishmeret kelev (משמרת כלב) means dog watch and dogwatch. It is said mishmeret kelev, with the stress on me.
Is Mishmeret kelev (משמרת כלב) masculine or feminine?
The word Mishmeret kelev (משמרת כלב) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מִשְׁמְרוֹת כֶּלֶב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry משמרת כלב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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