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Oniyat asirim (אוניית אסירים) means convict ship in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אֳנִיַּת אֲסִירִים
oniyat asirim
noun · feminine
In English

convict ship

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with א

The dictionary gives one meaning for Oniyat asirim.

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

  1. 1
    אונייה להובלת אסירים אל מושבת עונשין או אל ארץ גזירה מעבר לים.

The word Oniyat asirim is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
אֳנִיַּת אֲסִירִים
Written without vowel points
אוניית אסירים
Said
oniyat asirim
Plural
אֳנִיּוֹת אֲסִירִים
Inflections
ר' אֳנִיּוֹת אֲסִירִים
Gematria
798

This is how Oniyat asirim is said in other languages.

English
convict ship
German
Transport von Sträflingen

These words mean nearly the same as Oniyat asirim.

These words come before and after Oniyat asirim in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Oniyat asirim.

What does Oniyat asirim (⁨אוניית אסירים⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Oniyat asirim (⁨אוניית אסירים⁩) means convict ship. It is said oniyat asirim, with the stress on yat.

What is a synonym for Oniyat asirim (⁨אוניית אסירים⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Oniyat asirim (⁨אוניית אסירים⁩) are ⁨מובלת אסירים⁩ and ⁨ספינת אסירים⁩.

Is Oniyat asirim (⁨אוניית אסירים⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Oniyat asirim (⁨אוניית אסירים⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨אֳנִיּוֹת אֲסִירִים⁩.

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

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