Ta shayit (תא שיט) means lock in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תָּא שַׁיִט
ta shayit
noun · masculine
In English
lock
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ta shayit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותקטע של תעלת שיט בצורת תא מלבני שקירותיו עשויים אבן, לבנים או בטון, ובכל אחד משני קצותיו זוג דלתות סכר או שער סכר מתרומם. התא משמש להעברת כלי שיט בין שני קטעי תעלת שיט או נהר שגובהם אינו שווה על ידי שינוי מפלס המים בתא.
The word Ta shayit is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תָּא שַׁיִט
- Written without vowel points
- תא שיט
- Said
- ta shayit
- Plural
- תָּאֵי שַׁיִט
- Inflections
- ר' תָּאֵי שַׁיִט
- Gematria
- 720
This is how Ta shayit is said in other languages.
- English
- lock
- French
- écluse
- German
- Schleuse
These words mean nearly the same as Ta shayit.
- תא סכורlock
- מסכור
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These words come before and after Ta shayit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ta shayit.
What does Ta shayit (תא שיט) mean in Hebrew?
Ta shayit (תא שיט) means lock. It is said ta shayit, with the stress on sha.
What is a synonym for Ta shayit (תא שיט)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ta shayit (תא שיט) are תא סכור and מסכור.
Is Ta shayit (תא שיט) masculine or feminine?
The word Ta shayit (תא שיט) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תָּאֵי שַׁיִט.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תא שיט of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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