Shayit bema'ale haruakh (שיט במעלה הרוח) means beating to windward in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שַׁיִט בְּמַעֲלֵה הָרוּחַ
shayit bema'ale haruakh
noun · feminine
In English
beating to windward
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shayit bema'ale haruakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותבסירות ובספינות מפרשים: שיט בתנועות זיגזג ארוכות אל יעד במעלה הרוח; לשון אחר: שיט ברוח קדמית אל יעד במוצא הרוח וחילוף מְִפְנִים מול הרוח, פעם לצד ימין ופעם לצד שמאל.
The word Shayit bema'ale haruakh is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁיִט בְּמַעֲלֵה הָרוּחַ
- Written without vowel points
- שיט במעלה הרוח
- Said
- shayit bema'ale haruakh
- Gematria
- 685
This is how Shayit bema'ale haruakh is said in other languages.
- English
- beating to windward
These words mean nearly the same as Shayit bema'ale haruakh.
These words come before and after Shayit bema'ale haruakh in the dictionary.
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What does Shayit bema'ale haruakh (שיט במעלה הרוח) mean in Hebrew?
Shayit bema'ale haruakh (שיט במעלה הרוח) means beating to windward. It is said shayit bema'ale haruakh, with the stress on sha.
What is a synonym for Shayit bema'ale haruakh (שיט במעלה הרוח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shayit bema'ale haruakh (שיט במעלה הרוח) are גלס and שיט ברוח קדמית.
Is Shayit bema'ale haruakh (שיט במעלה הרוח) masculine or feminine?
The word Shayit bema'ale haruakh (שיט במעלה הרוח) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שיט במעלה 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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