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Shayit (שיט) means sailing in Hebrew.

It can also mean boating, cruising, cruise, and shipping. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

שַׁיִט
shayit
noun · masculine
In English

sailing, boating, cruising, cruise

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shayit.

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

  1. 1
    ימאות(א) נסיעה על פני הים; (ב) נסיעה בסירה או ביאכטה לספורט, לתחרות או לפנאי; (ג) נסיעה בספינה או באונייה לנופש ולפנאי, לרוב בכיוונים שונים או לשם ביקור במקומות שונים.
  2. 2
    ימאות, מיושןספנות, תובלה ימית מסחרית.

The word Shayit is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
שַׁיִט
Written without vowel points
שיט
Said
shayit
Root
ש־ו־ט
Pattern
קַיִל
Plural
שֵׁיטִים
Inflections
שֵׁיט־, ר' שֵׁיטִים
Gematria
319

This is how Shayit is said in other languages.

English
sailing, boating, cruising, cruise, shipping

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These words rhyme with Shayit.

The word Shayit is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Shayit comes from the root ש־ו־ט, like these words.

These words come before and after Shayit in the dictionary.

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What does Shayit (⁨שיט⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Shayit (⁨שיט⁩) means sailing, boating, and cruising. It is said shayit, with the stress on sha.

What is a synonym for Shayit (⁨שיט⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Shayit (⁨שיט⁩) are ⁨הפלגה⁩ and ⁨ספנות⁩.

What rhymes with Shayit (⁨שיט⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Shayit (⁨שיט⁩) include ⁨בית⁩, ⁨זית⁩, ⁨עיט⁩, and ⁨כזית⁩.

Is Shayit (⁨שיט⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Shayit (⁨שיט⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨שֵׁיטִים⁩.

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.

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