Sokhevet (סוחבת) 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.
tugboat, tug, towboat
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sokhevet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מיושןספינה לגרירת כלי שיט.
The word Sokhevet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סוֹחֶבֶת
- Written without vowel points
- סוחבת
- Said
- sokhevet
- Root
- ס־ח־ב
- Pattern
- קוֹטֶלֶת
- Plural
- סוֹחֲבוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' סוֹחֲבוֹת; סוֹחֶבֶת־, סוֹחֲבוֹת־
- Gematria
- 476
This is how Sokhevet is said in other languages.
- English
- tugboat, tug, towboat
- French
- rémorqueur
- German
- Schlepper
These words mean nearly the same as Sokhevet.
These words rhyme with Sokhevet.
The word Sokhevet comes from the root ס־ח־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Sokhevet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sokhevet.
What does Sokhevet (סוחבת) mean in Hebrew?
Sokhevet (סוחבת) means tugboat, tug, and towboat. It is said sokhevet, with the stress on khe.
What is a synonym for Sokhevet (סוחבת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sokhevet (סוחבת) are גוררת, ספינת גרר, and סירת סחב.
What rhymes with Sokhevet (סוחבת)?
Words that rhyme with Sokhevet (סוחבת) include שבט, רכבת, צוות, שבת, מקבת, and שלהבת.
Is Sokhevet (סוחבת) masculine or feminine?
The word Sokhevet (סוחבת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is סוֹחֲבוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סוחבת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.