Tsva hayam (צבא הים) means navy in Hebrew.
It can also mean war fleet. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
navy, war fleet
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tsva hayam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ארכאי, ימאותצי מלחמתי, חיל ים.
The word Tsva hayam is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צְבָא הַיָּם
- Written without vowel points
- צבא הים
- Said
- tsva hayam
- Plural
- צִבְאוֹת הַיָּם
- Inflections
- ר' צִבְאוֹת הַיָּם
- Gematria
- 148
This is how Tsva hayam is said in other languages.
- English
- navy, war fleet
- French
- marine de guerre
- German
- Kriegsmarine, Kriegsflotte
These words mean nearly the same as Tsva hayam.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Tsva hayam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsva hayam.
What does Tsva hayam (צבא הים) mean in Hebrew?
Tsva hayam (צבא הים) means navy and war fleet. It is said tsva hayam, with the stress on tsva.
What is a synonym for Tsva hayam (צבא הים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tsva hayam (צבא הים) are חיל ים, צי מלחמתי, חיל אניות, ימייה, חיל אוניות, and צי מלחמה.
Is Tsva hayam (צבא הים) masculine or feminine?
The word Tsva hayam (צבא הים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is צִבְאוֹת הַיָּם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צבא הים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.