Poleakh galim (פולח גלים) means cut-water in Hebrew.
It can also mean cutwater. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פּוֹלֵחַ גַּלִּים
poleakh galim
noun · masculine
In English
cut-water, cutwater
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Poleakh galim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותהחלק הקדמי של קנה החרטום בסירה או בספינה מעץ, "החותך" את המים תוך כדי התקדמותה.
The word Poleakh galim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פּוֹלֵחַ גַּלִּים
- Written without vowel points
- פולח גלים
- Said
- poleakh galim
- Plural
- פּוֹלְחֵי גַּלִּים
- Inflections
- ר' פּוֹלְחֵי גַּלִּים
- Gematria
- 207
This is how Poleakh galim is said in other languages.
- English
- cut-water, cutwater
These words come before and after Poleakh galim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Poleakh galim.
What does Poleakh galim (פולח גלים) mean in Hebrew?
Poleakh galim (פולח גלים) means cut-water and cutwater. It is said poleakh galim, with the stress on le.
Is Poleakh galim (פולח גלים) masculine or feminine?
The word Poleakh galim (פולח גלים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פּוֹלְחֵי גַּלִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פולח גלים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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