Niyakh et haoniya (נייח את האונייה) means heave to in Hebrew.
It can also mean lay to. It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נִיַּח אֶת הָאֳנִיָּה
niyakh et haoniya
word
In English
heave to, lay to
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Niyakh et haoniya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותהפנה את חרטום הספינה מול הרוח והגלים או קרוב לכך, והביא אותה למצב שבו כמעט ואינה מתקדמת וגם לא נסוגה לאחור. בספינות מפרשים – על ידי כיוון של המפרשים ובספינות ממונעות בעזרת המנועים.
The word Niyakh et haoniya is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- נִיַּח אֶת הָאֳנִיָּה
- Written without vowel points
- נייח את האונייה
- Said
- niyakh et haoniya
- Gematria
- 566
This is how Niyakh et haoniya is said in other languages.
- English
- heave to, lay to
- French
- mettre en panne
- German
- beilegen
These words come before and after Niyakh et haoniya in the dictionary.
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What does Niyakh et haoniya (נייח את האונייה) mean in Hebrew?
Niyakh et haoniya (נייח את האונייה) means heave to and lay to. It is said niyakh et haoniya, with the stress on yakh.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ניח את האניה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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