Oniyat 'avadim (אוניית עבדים) means slave ship in Hebrew.
It can also mean slaver. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֳנִיַּת עֲבָדִים
oniyat 'avadim
noun · feminine
In English
slave ship, slaver
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Oniyat 'avadim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותאוניית סוחר להובלת עבדים, ובמיוחד אוניות המפרשים שעסקו בסחר העבדים בין אפריקה לאמריקה במאות 18–19.
- 2בהשאלהכינוי לאונייה שאנשי צוותה חיים בתנאי מחסור ורעב או סובלים מיחס נוקשה ומתעמר מצד רב החובל והקצינים.
The word Oniyat 'avadim is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֳנִיַּת עֲבָדִים
- Written without vowel points
- אוניית עבדים
- Said
- oniyat 'avadim
- Plural
- אֳנִיּוֹת עֲבָדִים
- Inflections
- ר' אֳנִיּוֹת עֲבָדִים
- Gematria
- 603
This is how Oniyat 'avadim is said in other languages.
- English
- slave ship, slaver
- French
- navire négrier
- German
- Sklavenschiff
These words mean nearly the same as Oniyat 'avadim.
These words come before and after Oniyat 'avadim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Oniyat 'avadim.
What does Oniyat 'avadim (אוניית עבדים) mean in Hebrew?
Oniyat 'avadim (אוניית עבדים) means slave ship and slaver. It is said oniyat 'avadim, with the stress on yat.
What is a synonym for Oniyat 'avadim (אוניית עבדים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Oniyat 'avadim (אוניית עבדים) are ספינת עבדים.
Is Oniyat 'avadim (אוניית עבדים) masculine or feminine?
The word Oniyat 'avadim (אוניית עבדים) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אֳנִיּוֹת עֲבָדִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אנית עבדים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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