Sirat sakhav (סירת סחב) means tugboat in Hebrew.
It can also mean tug and towboat. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
סִירַת סַחַב
sirat sakhav
noun · feminine
In English
tugboat, tug, towboat
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sirat sakhav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מיושןספינה לגרירת כלי שיט.
The word Sirat sakhav is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סִירַת סַחַב
- Written without vowel points
- סירת סחב
- Said
- sirat sakhav
- Root
- ס־ח־ב
- Plural
- סִירוֹת סַחַב
- Inflections
- ר' סִירוֹת סַחַב
- Gematria
- 740
This is how Sirat sakhav is said in other languages.
- English
- tugboat, tug, towboat
- French
- rémorqueur
- German
- Schlepper, Schlepp-boot
These words mean nearly the same as Sirat sakhav.
The word Sirat sakhav comes from the root ס־ח־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Sirat sakhav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sirat sakhav.
What does Sirat sakhav (סירת סחב) mean in Hebrew?
Sirat sakhav (סירת סחב) means tugboat, tug, and towboat. It is said sirat sakhav, with the stress on rat.
What is a synonym for Sirat sakhav (סירת סחב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sirat sakhav (סירת סחב) are גוררת, ספינת גרר, and סוחבת.
Is Sirat sakhav (סירת סחב) masculine or feminine?
The word Sirat sakhav (סירת סחב) is a feminine noun, and its plural is סִירוֹת סַחַב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סירת סחב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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