Shku'at yarkatayim (שקועת ירכתיים) means down by the stern in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁקוּעַת יַרְכָּתַיִם
shku'at yarkatayim
adjective
In English
down by the stern
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shku'at yarkatayim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותמצבה של אונייה כאשר השוקע האחורי שלה גדול מן השוקע הקדמי שלה, אז ירכתיה שקועים במים יותר מחרטומה.
The word Shku'at yarkatayim is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁקוּעַת יַרְכָּתַיִם
- Written without vowel points
- שקועת ירכתיים
- Said
- shku'at yarkatayim
- Plural
- שְׁקוּעוֹת יַרְכָּתַיִם
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁקוּעוֹת יַרְכָּתַיִם
- Gematria
- 1,566
This is how Shku'at yarkatayim is said in other languages.
- English
- down by the stern
- French
- sur cul
- German
- sich nach hinten senkend
These words mean the opposite of Shku'at yarkatayim.
These words come before and after Shku'at yarkatayim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shku'at yarkatayim.
What does Shku'at yarkatayim (שקועת ירכתיים) mean in Hebrew?
Shku'at yarkatayim (שקועת ירכתיים) means down by the stern. It is said shku'at yarkatayim, with the stress on at.
What is the opposite of Shku'at yarkatayim (שקועת ירכתיים)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shku'at yarkatayim (שקועת ירכתיים) are שקועת חרטום.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שקועת ירכתים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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