Sirat te'alot (סירת תעלות) means narrowboat in Hebrew.
It can also mean canal boat and narrow boat. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
סִירַת תְּעָלוֹת
sirat te'alot
noun · feminine
In English
narrowboat, canal boat, narrow boat
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sirat te'alot.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותסירה צרה ושטוחת תחתית, המותאמת במיוחד לשיט בתעלות. משמשת כיום לנופש ולפנאי ובמידה פחותה גם להובלת מטענים.
The word Sirat te'alot is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סִירַת תְּעָלוֹת
- Written without vowel points
- סירת תעלות
- Said
- sirat te'alot
- Plural
- סִירוֹת תְּעָלוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' סִירוֹת תְּעָלוֹת
- Gematria
- 1,576
This is how Sirat te'alot is said in other languages.
- English
- narrowboat, canal boat, narrow boat
- French
- bateau de canal
- German
- Kanalboot
These words come before and after Sirat te'alot in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sirat te'alot.
What does Sirat te'alot (סירת תעלות) mean in Hebrew?
Sirat te'alot (סירת תעלות) means narrowboat, canal boat, and narrow boat. It is said sirat te'alot, with the stress on rat.
Is Sirat te'alot (סירת תעלות) masculine or feminine?
The word Sirat te'alot (סירת תעלות) is a feminine noun, and its plural is סִירוֹת תְּעָלוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סירת תעלות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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