Sipun hamotnayim (סיפון המותניים) means gangway in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
סִפּוּן הַמָתְנַיִם
sipun hamotnayim
noun · masculine
In English
gangway
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sipun hamotnayim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותבאוניות מפרשים מלחמתיות: כל אחד משני המעברים הצרים בצדי מותני האונייה, לאורך הדפנות, שגישרו בין סיפון הקַּדְמָה וסיפון הָאַחְרָה.
The word Sipun hamotnayim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סִפּוּן הַמָתְנַיִם
- Written without vowel points
- סיפון המותניים
- Said
- sipun hamotnayim
- Inflections
- סִפּוּנֵי הַמָתְנַיִם
- Gematria
- 767
This is how Sipun hamotnayim is said in other languages.
- English
- gangway
- French
- passavant
- German
- Gangbord
These words come before and after Sipun hamotnayim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sipun hamotnayim.
What does Sipun hamotnayim (סיפון המותניים) mean in Hebrew?
Sipun hamotnayim (סיפון המותניים) means gangway. It is said sipun hamotnayim, with the stress on pun.
Is Sipun hamotnayim (סיפון המותניים) masculine or feminine?
The word Sipun hamotnayim (סיפון המותניים) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ספון המתנים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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