Shayit beruakh kidmit (שיט ברוח קדמית) means beating to windward in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שַׁיִט בְּרוּחַ קִדְמִית
shayit beruakh kidmit
noun · feminine
In English
beating to windward
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shayit beruakh kidmit.
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 beruakh kidmit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁיִט בְּרוּחַ קִדְמִית
- Written without vowel points
- שיט ברוח קדמית
- Said
- shayit beruakh kidmit
- Gematria
- 1,089
This is how Shayit beruakh kidmit is said in other languages.
- English
- beating to windward
These words mean nearly the same as Shayit beruakh kidmit.
These words come before and after Shayit beruakh kidmit in the dictionary.
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What does Shayit beruakh kidmit (שיט ברוח קדמית) mean in Hebrew?
Shayit beruakh kidmit (שיט ברוח קדמית) means beating to windward. It is said shayit beruakh kidmit, with the stress on yit.
What is a synonym for Shayit beruakh kidmit (שיט ברוח קדמית)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shayit beruakh kidmit (שיט ברוח קדמית) are גלס, שיט במעלה הרוח, and פקימה.
Is Shayit beruakh kidmit (שיט ברוח קדמית) masculine or feminine?
The word Shayit beruakh kidmit (שיט ברוח קדמית) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שיט ברוח קדמית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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