Oniyat metim (אוניית מתים) means coffin ship in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֳנִיַּת מֵתִים
oniyat metim
noun · feminine
In English
coffin ship
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Oniyat metim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותכינוי לאוניית סוחר רעועה ומוזנחת, המבוטחת מעבר לשוויה האמיתי, ולכן ערכה לבעליה גדול יותר אם תטבע מאשר כשהיא עובדת.
The word Oniyat metim is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֳנִיַּת מֵתִים
- Written without vowel points
- אוניית מתים
- Said
- oniyat metim
- Plural
- אֳנִיּוֹת מֵתִים
- Inflections
- ר' אֳנִיּוֹת מֵתִים
- Gematria
- 967
This is how Oniyat metim is said in other languages.
- English
- coffin ship
- German
- Tottenschiff
These words come before and after Oniyat metim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Oniyat metim.
What does Oniyat metim (אוניית מתים) mean in Hebrew?
Oniyat metim (אוניית מתים) means coffin ship. It is said oniyat metim, with the stress on yat.
Is Oniyat metim (אוניית מתים) masculine or feminine?
The word Oniyat metim (אוניית מתים) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אֳנִיּוֹת מֵתִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אנית מתים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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