Mivdok yavesh (מִבְדּוֹק יָבֵש) means dry dock in Hebrew.
It can also mean graving dock. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מִבְדּוֹק יָבֵש
mivdok yavesh
noun · masculine
In English
dry dock, graving dock
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mivdok yavesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אַגָּן מים מלאכותי סָכוּר בתוך נמל, שניתן לרוקנו ממים ואחר כך למלאו שוב, ומשמש לתחזוקה ולתיקון כלי שיט כשהם מחוץ למים.
The word Mivdok yavesh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מִבְדּוֹק יָבֵש
- Written without vowel points
- מבדוק
- Said
- mivdok yavesh
- Plural
- מִבְדּוֹקִים יְבֵשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' מִבְדּוֹקִים יְבֵשִׁים
- Gematria
- 152
This is how Mivdok yavesh is said in other languages.
- English
- dry dock, graving dock
- French
- cale sèche, basin de radoub
- German
- Trockendock
This is where the word Mivdok yavesh comes from.
צירוף המלים "מבדוק" ו"יבש" (ראו גזרונים שם), הנצמד לצורה האנגלית של המונח המקורי dry dock.
These words come before and after Mivdok yavesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mivdok yavesh.
What does Mivdok yavesh (מִבְדּוֹק יָבֵש) mean in Hebrew?
Mivdok yavesh (מִבְדּוֹק יָבֵש) means dry dock and graving dock. It is said mivdok yavesh, with the stress on dok.
Is Mivdok yavesh (מִבְדּוֹק יָבֵש) masculine or feminine?
The word Mivdok yavesh (מִבְדּוֹק יָבֵש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מִבְדּוֹקִים יְבֵשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מבדוק יבש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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