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Oniyat gerush (אוניית גירוש) means deportation ship in Hebrew.

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

אֳנִיַּת גֵּרוּשׁ
oniyat gerush
noun · feminine
In English

deportation ship

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with א

The dictionary gives one meaning for Oniyat gerush.

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

  1. 1
    אונייה להובלת מגורשים מארץ מולדתם לארץ נכר; ובמיוחד האוניות ששימשו את הבריטים לגרוש מעפילים שהגיעו ארצה בעלייה הבלתי ליגאלית.

The word Oniyat gerush is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
אֳנִיַּת גֵּרוּשׁ
Written without vowel points
אוניית גירוש
Said
oniyat gerush
Inflections
אֳנִיּוֹת גֵּרוּשׁ
Gematria
996

This is how Oniyat gerush is said in other languages.

English
deportation ship

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

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What does Oniyat gerush (⁨אוניית גירוש⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Oniyat gerush (⁨אוניית גירוש⁩) means deportation ship. It is said oniyat gerush, with the stress on yat.

Is Oniyat gerush (⁨אוניית גירוש⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Oniyat gerush (⁨אוניית גירוש⁩) is a feminine noun.

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

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