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Oni (אֳנִי) means ship in Hebrew.

It can also mean seagoing ship, shipping, and fleet. It is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אֳנִי
oni
noun · masculine and feminine
In English

ship, seagoing ship, shipping, fleet

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with א

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Oni.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    לשון המקראאונייה, ספינה עוברת ים.
    וְגַם אֳנִי חִירָם אֲשֶׁר נָשָׂא זָהָב מֵאוֹפִיר הֵבִיא מֵאֹפִיר עֲצֵי אַלְמֻגִּים הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וְאֶבֶן יְקָרָה.
  2. 2
    צי ספינות, ספנות.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Oni is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine.

Written with vowel points
אֳנִי
Written without vowel points
אני
Said
oni
Root
א־נ־ה
Pattern
קְטִי
Inflections
אֳנִי־
Gematria
61

This is how Oni is said in other languages.

English
ship, seagoing ship, shipping, fleet
French
navire
German
Schiff

These words mean nearly the same as Oni.

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These words rhyme with Oni.

The word Oni is part of these phrases and sayings.

The word Oni comes from the root א־נ־ה, like these words.

This is where the word Oni comes from.

ראו אונייה. בלשון המקרא חלק של צירוף: "אני תרשיש", "אני שיט". באוגריתית (אַני). האקדמיה ללשון העברית, מילון למונחי הימאות (תש"ל), 1970. המונח לא נקלט.

These words come before and after Oni in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Oni.

What does Oni (⁨אֳנִי⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Oni (⁨אֳנִי⁩) means ship, seagoing ship, and shipping. It is said oni, with the stress on ni.

What is a synonym for Oni (⁨אֳנִי⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Oni (⁨אֳנִי⁩) are ⁨ספינה⁩, ⁨אנייה⁩, ⁨צי⁩, ⁨אונייה⁩, and ⁨ספונה⁩.

What rhymes with Oni (⁨אֳנִי⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Oni (⁨אֳנִי⁩) include ⁨מיני⁩, ⁨עני⁩, ⁨שני⁩, ⁨קיצוני⁩, ⁨צמחוני⁩, and ⁨צבעוני⁩.

Is Oni (⁨אֳנִי⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Oni (⁨אֳנִי⁩) is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אני of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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