Sipunay (סיפונאי) means deckhand in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
deckhand
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sipunay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1איש צוות במחלקת הסיפון באנייה, המופקדת על השטתה, להבדילו – למשל – ממכונאי באניה.
The word Sipunay is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סִפּוּנַאי
- Written without vowel points
- סיפונאי
- Said
- sipunay
- Root
- ס־פ־נ
- Plural
- סִפּוּנָאִים
- Inflections
- ר' סִפּוּנָאִים; נ"י: סִפּוּנַאי־, נ"ר: סִפּוּנָאֵי־
- Gematria
- 217
This is how Sipunay is said in other languages.
- English
- deckhand
These words mean nearly the same as Sipunay.
- שייטyachtsman
- עובד סיפון
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These words rhyme with Sipunay.
The word Sipunay comes from the root ס־פ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Sipunay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sipunay.
What does Sipunay (סיפונאי) mean in Hebrew?
Sipunay (סיפונאי) means deckhand. It is said sipunay, with the stress on nay.
What is a synonym for Sipunay (סיפונאי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sipunay (סיפונאי) are שייט and עובד סיפון.
What rhymes with Sipunay (סיפונאי)?
Words that rhyme with Sipunay (סיפונאי) include חקלאי, תנאי, חי, גיא, הגאי, and אולי.
Is Sipunay (סיפונאי) masculine or feminine?
The word Sipunay (סיפונאי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is סִפּוּנָאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ספונאי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.