Shayat (שייט) means yachtsman in Hebrew.
It can also mean sailor, rower, oarsman, and swimmer. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
yachtsman, sailor, rower, oarsman
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shayat.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאות(א) אדם המסיע סירת מפרשים לספורט ולתחרות; (ב) חותר בסירת חתירה לספורט ולתחרות.
- 2שַׂחְיָן.
The word Shayat is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁיָּט
- Written without vowel points
- שייט
- Said
- shayat
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Plural
- שַׁיָּטִים
- Inflections
- ר' שַׁיָּטִים, נ"ר שַׁיָּטוֹת; שַׁיַּט־, נ' שַׁיֶּטֶת־, ר' שַׁיָּטֵי־, נ"ר שַׁיָּטוֹת־
- Gematria
- 329
This is how Shayat is said in other languages.
- English
- yachtsman, sailor, rower, oarsman, swimmer
These words mean nearly the same as Shayat.
These words rhyme with Shayat.
The word Shayat is part of these phrases and sayings.
These words come before and after Shayat in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shayat.
What does Shayat (שייט) mean in Hebrew?
Shayat (שייט) means yachtsman, sailor, and rower. It is said shayat, with the stress on yat.
What is a synonym for Shayat (שייט)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shayat (שייט) are חותר, שחיין, and סיפונאי.
What rhymes with Shayat (שייט)?
Words that rhyme with Shayat (שייט) include משפט, שבת, דת, מעט, בת, and צרפת.
Is Shayat (שייט) masculine or feminine?
The word Shayat (שייט) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שַׁיָּטִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שיט of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.