Shat bema'ale haruakh (שט במעלה הרוח) means beat to windward in Hebrew.
It can also mean working to windward and beat up against the wind. It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
beat to windward, working to windward, beat up against the wind
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shat bema'ale haruakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותבסירות ובספינות מפרשים: שט ברוח קדמית ובתנועות זיגזג ארוכות אל יעד במוצא הרוח, תוך חילופי מפנים פעם לצד ימין ופעם לצד שמאל.
The word Shat bema'ale haruakh is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- שָט בְּמַעֲלֵה הָרוּחַ
- Written without vowel points
- שט במעלה הרוח
- Said
- shat bema'ale haruakh
- Feminine form
- שָׁטָה בְּמַעֲלֵה הָרוּחַ
- Inflections
- נ' שָׁטָה בְּמַעֲלֵה הָרוּחַ
- Gematria
- 675
This is how Shat bema'ale haruakh is said in other languages.
- English
- beat to windward, working to windward, beat up against the wind
These words mean nearly the same as Shat bema'ale haruakh.
- גלסtack
- פקם
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These words come before and after Shat bema'ale haruakh in the dictionary.
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What does Shat bema'ale haruakh (שט במעלה הרוח) mean in Hebrew?
Shat bema'ale haruakh (שט במעלה הרוח) means beat to windward, working to windward, and beat up against the wind. It is said shat bema'ale haruakh, with the stress on le.
What is a synonym for Shat bema'ale haruakh (שט במעלה הרוח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shat bema'ale haruakh (שט במעלה הרוח) are גלס and פקם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שט במעלה הרוח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.