Or shayit (אור שיט) means navigation light in Hebrew.
It can also mean running light. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אוֹר שַׁיִט
or shayit
noun · masculine
In English
navigation light, running light
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Or shayit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כל אחד מאורות הזיהוי המוגדרים בחוק שכלי שיט חייב להציג בלילה, משקיעת השמש ועד זריחתה, כדי למנוע התנגשות עם כלי שיט אחר בגלל הראות המוגבלת.
The word Or shayit is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אוֹר שַׁיִט
- Written without vowel points
- אור שיט
- Said
- or shayit
- Plural
- אוֹרוֹת שַׁיִט
- Inflections
- ר' אוֹרוֹת שַׁיִט
- Gematria
- 526
This is how Or shayit is said in other languages.
- English
- navigation light, running light
These words mean nearly the same as Or shayit.
These words come before and after Or shayit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Or shayit.
What does Or shayit (אור שיט) mean in Hebrew?
Or shayit (אור שיט) means navigation light and running light. It is said or shayit, with the stress on sha.
What is a synonym for Or shayit (אור שיט)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Or shayit (אור שיט) are אור ניווט.
Is Or shayit (אור שיט) masculine or feminine?
The word Or shayit (אור שיט) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אוֹרוֹת שַׁיִט.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אור שיט of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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