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Shat im haruakh (שט עם הרוח) means run before the wind in Hebrew.

It can also mean run free and sail large. It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

שָׁט עִם הַרוּחַ
shat im haruakh
word
In English

run before the wind, run free, sail large

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives one meaning for Shat im haruakh.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    ימאותבסירות ובספינות מפרשים - שט ברוח מלאה או כמעט מלאה (כשהרוח נושבת היישר לעבר הירכתיים).

The word Shat im haruakh is a word.

Written with vowel points
שָׁט עִם הַרוּחַ
Written without vowel points
שט עם הרוח
Said
shat im haruakh
Plural
שָׁטוּ עִם הַרוּחַ
Inflections
ר' שָׁטוּ עִם הַרוּחַ
Gematria
638

This is how Shat im haruakh is said in other languages.

English
run before the wind, run free, sail large
French
courir largue
German
vor dem Winde segeln, Baumschotts segeln

These words mean nearly the same as Shat im haruakh.

These words come before and after Shat im haruakh in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Shat im haruakh.

What does Shat im haruakh (⁨שט עם הרוח⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Shat im haruakh (⁨שט עם הרוח⁩) means run before the wind, run free, and sail large. It is said shat im haruakh, with the stress on ru.

What is a synonym for Shat im haruakh (⁨שט עם הרוח⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Shat im haruakh (⁨שט עם הרוח⁩) are ⁨רוח מלאה⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שט עם הרוח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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