Samokh panim (סמוך פנים) means forestay in Hebrew.
It can also mean fore-stay. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
סָמוֹךְ פָּנִים
samokh panim
noun · masculine
In English
forestay, fore-stay
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Samokh panim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותכֶּבֶל או חֶבֶל לחיזוק אורכי של תורן באונייה או בסירת מפרשים מצדו הקדמי; באוניית מפרשים הוא נמתח מראש התורן התחתי אל קנה החרטום (סמוכות נוספים מחוברים גם לתרנים הקדמיים העילי, העלעילי והמרקיע); בסירות וביאכטות מפרשים הוא נמתח מראש התורן אל קצה החרטום.
The word Samokh panim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סָמוֹךְ פָּנִים
- Written without vowel points
- סמוך פנים
- Said
- samokh panim
- Plural
- סְמוֹכוֹת פָּנִים
- Inflections
- ר' סְמוֹכוֹת פָּנִים
- Gematria
- 306
This is how Samokh panim is said in other languages.
- English
- forestay, fore-stay
- French
- étaide mât de misaine
- German
- Fockstag, Vorstag
These words mean nearly the same as Samokh panim.
These words come before and after Samokh panim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Samokh panim.
What does Samokh panim (סמוך פנים) mean in Hebrew?
Samokh panim (סמוך פנים) means forestay and fore-stay. It is said samokh panim, with the stress on mokh.
What is a synonym for Samokh panim (סמוך פנים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Samokh panim (סמוך פנים) are סמוך קדמי and יתר קדמי.
Is Samokh panim (סמוך פנים) masculine or feminine?
The word Samokh panim (סמוך פנים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is סְמוֹכוֹת פָּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סמוך פנים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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