Nishtaf layam (נשטף לים) means washed overboard in Hebrew.
It can also mean swept overboard. It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נִשְׁטָף לַיָּם
nishtaf layam
word
In English
washed overboard, swept overboard
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nishtaf layam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותנאמר על אדם, מטען או ציוד על סיפונה של אונייה, שגל מים גדול סחף אותו לים.
The word Nishtaf layam is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- נִשְׁטָף לַיָּם
- Written without vowel points
- נשטף לים
- Said
- nishtaf layam
- Plural
- נִשְׁטְפוּ לַיָּם
- Inflections
- ר' נִשְׁטְפוּ לַיָּם
- Gematria
- 519
This is how Nishtaf layam is said in other languages.
- English
- washed overboard, swept overboard
These words come before and after Nishtaf layam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nishtaf layam.
What does Nishtaf layam (נשטף לים) mean in Hebrew?
Nishtaf layam (נשטף לים) means washed overboard and swept overboard. It is said nishtaf layam, with the stress on taf.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נשטף לים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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