Shmor kivun (שמור כיוון) means steady as she goes in Hebrew.
It can also mean steady as you go. It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁמוֹר כִּוּוּן
shmor kivun
word
In English
steady as she goes, steady as you go
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shmor kivun.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותהפקודה להגאי להשיט את כלי השיט בכיוון המצפן (קורס) שבו היא מתקדמת בעת מתן הפקודה.
The word Shmor kivun is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁמוֹר כִּוּוּן
- Written without vowel points
- שמור כיוון
- Said
- shmor kivun
- Gematria
- 638
This is how Shmor kivun is said in other languages.
- English
- steady as she goes, steady as you go
- French
- comme ça
- German
- Recht so
These words mean nearly the same as Shmor kivun.
These words come before and after Shmor kivun in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shmor kivun.
What does Shmor kivun (שמור כיוון) mean in Hebrew?
Shmor kivun (שמור כיוון) means steady as she goes and steady as you go. It is said shmor kivun, with the stress on mor.
What is a synonym for Shmor kivun (שמור כיוון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shmor kivun (שמור כיוון) are שמור קורס.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמור כוון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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