Sfinat asirim (ספינת אסירים) means convict ship in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
סְפִינַת אֲסִירִים
sfinat asirim
noun · feminine
In English
convict ship
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sfinat asirim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אונייה להובלת אסירים אל מושבת עונשין או אל ארץ גזירה מעבר לים.
The word Sfinat asirim is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סְפִינַת אֲסִירִים
- Written without vowel points
- ספינת אסירים
- Said
- sfinat asirim
- Plural
- סְפִינוֹת אֲסִירִים
- Inflections
- ר' סְפִינוֹת אֲסִירִים
- Gematria
- 921
This is how Sfinat asirim is said in other languages.
- English
- convict ship
- German
- Transport von Sträflingen
These words mean nearly the same as Sfinat asirim.
These words come before and after Sfinat asirim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sfinat asirim.
What does Sfinat asirim (ספינת אסירים) mean in Hebrew?
Sfinat asirim (ספינת אסירים) means convict ship. It is said sfinat asirim, with the stress on nat.
What is a synonym for Sfinat asirim (ספינת אסירים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sfinat asirim (ספינת אסירים) are מובלת אסירים and אוניית אסירים.
Is Sfinat asirim (ספינת אסירים) masculine or feminine?
The word Sfinat asirim (ספינת אסירים) is a feminine noun, and its plural is סְפִינוֹת אֲסִירִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ספינת אסירים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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