Nishma lahege (נשמע להגה) means has a steerage way in Hebrew.
It can also mean the ship answers the rudder. It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נִשְׁמַע לַהֶגֶה
nishma lahege
word
In English
has a steerage way, the ship answers the rudder
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nishma lahege.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותהָאֳנִיָּה נִשְׁמַעַת לַהֶגֶה: נאמר על אונייה שמהירותה מַספקת כדי שתציית לתנועת לוח ההגה ותשנה את אורחה בהתאם. במהירות שיט נמוכה ההגה אינו יעיל.
The word Nishma lahege is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- נִשְׁמַע לַהֶגֶה
- Written without vowel points
- נשמע להגה
- Said
- nishma lahege
- Gematria
- 503
This is how Nishma lahege is said in other languages.
- English
- has a steerage way, the ship answers the rudder
- French
- le navire obéit à la barre
- German
- das Schiff gehorcht (gut) dem Ruder
These words come before and after Nishma lahege in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nishma lahege.
What does Nishma lahege (נשמע להגה) mean in Hebrew?
Nishma lahege (נשמע להגה) means has a steerage way and the ship answers the rudder. It is said nishma lahege, with the stress on ma.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נשמע להגה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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