Tofes hege (תופש הגה) means helmsman in Hebrew.
It can also mean the man at the wheel. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תּוֹפֵשׂ הֶגֶה
tofes hege
noun · masculine
In English
helmsman, the man at the wheel
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tofes hege.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מליצי, ימאותמלח האוחז במשוט ההגה או בגלגל ההגה ונוהג את הספינה או הסירה.
The word Tofes hege is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תּוֹפֵשׂ הֶגֶה
- Written without vowel points
- תופש הגה
- Said
- tofes hege
- Plural
- תּוֹפְשֵׂי הֶגֶה
- Inflections
- ר' תּוֹפְשֵׂי הֶגֶה
- Gematria
- 799
This is how Tofes hege is said in other languages.
- English
- helmsman, the man at the wheel
- Russian
- шту́рман
- French
- barreur
- German
- Steuermann
These words mean nearly the same as Tofes hege.
These words come before and after Tofes hege in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tofes hege.
What does Tofes hege (תופש הגה) mean in Hebrew?
Tofes hege (תופש הגה) means helmsman and the man at the wheel. It is said tofes hege, with the stress on fes.
What is a synonym for Tofes hege (תופש הגה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tofes hege (תופש הגה) are הגאי and איש ההגה.
Is Tofes hege (תופש הגה) masculine or feminine?
The word Tofes hege (תופש הגה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תּוֹפְשֵׂי הֶגֶה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תופש הגה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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