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Oniya (אונייה) means ship in Hebrew.

It can also mean vessel and boat. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אֳנִיָּה
oniya
noun · feminine
In English

ship, vessel, boat

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with א

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Oniya.

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

  1. 1
    כלי שיט גדול, בעל סיפון, לשיט בים הפתוח.
    יְהוֹשָׁפָט עָשָׂה אֳנִיּוֹת תַּרְשִׁישׁ לָלֶכֶת אוֹפִירָה לַזָּהָב וְלֹא הָלָךְ כִּי-נִשְׁבְּרוּ אֳנִיּוֹת בְּעֶצְיוֹן גָּבֶר.
  2. 2
    באניה: בתוך האונייה, להבדיל מן "על סיפון האונייה".

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

The word Oniya is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
אֳנִיָּה
Written without vowel points
אונייה
Said
oniya
Plural
אֳנִיּוֹת
Inflections
ר' אֳנִיּוֹת; אֳנִיַּת־, ר' אֳנִיּוֹת־
Gematria
82

This is how Oniya is said in other languages.

English
ship, vessel, boat
Arabic
سفينة
Russian
корабль, судно
French
vaisseau, bateau, navire
Spanish
barco, nave
German
Schiff
Yiddish
שיף

These words mean nearly the same as Oniya.

These words rhyme with Oniya.

The word Oniya is part of these phrases and sayings.

This is where the word Oniya comes from.

למילה מקבילות במספר לשונות שמיות; אכדית, 3700; ארמית, מָאנָא; ערבית, إِنَاء; כולן במשמעות כלי, וכלי קיבול בפרט. מעתק דומה חל גם במילה האנגלית vessel, ובמילה סירה.

These words come before and after Oniya in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Oniya.

What does Oniya (⁨אונייה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Oniya (⁨אונייה⁩) means ship, vessel, and boat. It is said oniya, with the stress on ya.

What is a synonym for Oniya (⁨אונייה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Oniya (⁨אונייה⁩) are ⁨אני⁩ and ⁨ספינה⁩.

What rhymes with Oniya (⁨אונייה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Oniya (⁨אונייה⁩) include ⁨חיה⁩, ⁨סקריה⁩, ⁨שתייה⁩, ⁨ראייה⁩, ⁨בעיה⁩, and ⁨רבייה⁩.

Is Oniya (⁨אונייה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Oniya (⁨אונייה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨אֳנִיּוֹת⁩.

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

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