Ogen yarkatayim (עוגן ירכתיים) means stream anchor in Hebrew.
It can also mean stern anchor. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עֹגֶן יַרְכָּתַיִם
ogen yarkatayim
noun · masculine
In English
stream anchor, stern anchor
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ogen yarkatayim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותעוגן רזרבי של אונייה, קטן מעוגן החרטום, המאוחסן על הסיפון בחלקה האחורי; וגם עוגן של סירה או ספינה המורד אל המים מירכתיה.
The word Ogen yarkatayim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֹגֶן יַרְכָּתַיִם
- Written without vowel points
- עוגן ירכתיים
- Said
- ogen yarkatayim
- Plural
- עָגְנֵי יַרְכָּתַיִם
- Inflections
- ר' עָגְנֵי יַרְכָּתַיִם
- Gematria
- 819
This is how Ogen yarkatayim is said in other languages.
- English
- stream anchor, stern anchor
- French
- ancre détroit, ancre de touée
- German
- Stromanker, Heckanker
These words come before and after Ogen yarkatayim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ogen yarkatayim.
What does Ogen yarkatayim (עוגן ירכתיים) mean in Hebrew?
Ogen yarkatayim (עוגן ירכתיים) means stream anchor and stern anchor. It is said ogen yarkatayim, with the stress on o.
Is Ogen yarkatayim (עוגן ירכתיים) masculine or feminine?
The word Ogen yarkatayim (עוגן ירכתיים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עָגְנֵי יַרְכָּתַיִם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עגן ירכתים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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