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Sipun takhton (סיפון תחתון) means lower deck in Hebrew.

It can also mean lower gun-deck. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

סִפּוּן תַּחְתוֹן
sipun takhton
noun · masculine
In English

lower deck, lower gun-deck

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ס

The dictionary gives one meaning for Sipun takhton.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

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    ימאותבאוניות מפרשים מלחמתיות: סיפון התותחים הנמוך ביותר. באונייה תלת־סיפונית הסדר הוא: עליון, אמצעי ותחתון, ובאונייה בעלת שני סיפונים: ראשי ותחתון.

The word Sipun takhton is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
סִפּוּן תַּחְתוֹן
Written without vowel points
סיפון תחתון
Said
sipun takhton
Plural
סִפּוּנִים תַּחְתוֹנִים
Inflections
ר' סִפּוּנִים תַּחְתוֹנִים
Gematria
1,070

This is how Sipun takhton is said in other languages.

English
lower deck, lower gun-deck

These words come before and after Sipun takhton in the dictionary.

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What does Sipun takhton (⁨סיפון תחתון⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Sipun takhton (⁨סיפון תחתון⁩) means lower deck and lower gun-deck. It is said sipun takhton, with the stress on pun.

Is Sipun takhton (⁨סיפון תחתון⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Sipun takhton (⁨סיפון תחתון⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨סִפּוּנִים תַּחְתוֹנִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ספון תחתון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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