Tola'at oniyot (תולעת אניות) means shipworm in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תּוֹלַעַת אֳנִיּוֹת
tola'at oniyot
noun · feminine
In English
shipworm
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tola'at oniyot.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כינויה של רכיכת מים מלוחים בעלת השם המדעי 'טרדו נאוואליס' (Teredo navalis), הנצמדת לגופי ספינות עשויות עץ שמתחת למים ומכרסמת אותם.
The word Tola'at oniyot is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תּוֹלַעַת אֳנִיּוֹת
- Written without vowel points
- תולעת אניות
- Said
- tola'at oniyot
- Plural
- תּוֹלַעֵי אֳנִיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' תּוֹלַעֵי אֳנִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 1,373
This is how Tola'at oniyot is said in other languages.
- English
- shipworm
- German
- Schiffsbohrwurm
These words mean nearly the same as Tola'at oniyot.
These words come before and after Tola'at oniyot in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tola'at oniyot.
What does Tola'at oniyot (תולעת אניות) mean in Hebrew?
Tola'at oniyot (תולעת אניות) means shipworm. It is said tola'at oniyot, with the stress on la'.
What is a synonym for Tola'at oniyot (תולעת אניות)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tola'at oniyot (תולעת אניות) are טרדו נאוואליס.
Is Tola'at oniyot (תולעת אניות) masculine or feminine?
The word Tola'at oniyot (תולעת אניות) is a feminine noun, and its plural is תּוֹלַעֵי אֳנִיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תולעת אניות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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