Yabashtan (יבשתן) means landsman in Hebrew.
It can also mean landlubber, mudhopper, and mudskipper. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
landsman, landlubber, mudhopper, mudskipper
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Yabashtan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותכינוי לאדם חסר ידע, הבנה וניסיון בענייני ים והשטת אוניות. וגם כינוי למלח טירון וחסר ניסיון בראשית דרכו באונייה.
- 2יבשתנים: דגים אמפיביים ממשפחת הקברנוניים, שם מדעי: Oxudercinae, העולים ליבשה ויכולים לשהות בה פרקי זמן ממושכים.
The word Yabashtan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יַבַּשְׁתָּן
- Written without vowel points
- יבשתן
- Said
- yabashtan
- Root
- י־ב־ש
- Plural
- יַבָּשְׁתַּנִים
- Inflections
- ר' יַבָּשְׁתַּנִים
- Gematria
- 762
This is how Yabashtan is said in other languages.
- English
- landsman, landlubber, mudhopper, mudskipper
These words mean nearly the same as Yabashtan.
These words rhyme with Yabashtan.
The word Yabashtan comes from the root י־ב־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Yabashtan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yabashtan.
What does Yabashtan (יבשתן) mean in Hebrew?
Yabashtan (יבשתן) means landsman, landlubber, and mudhopper. It is said yabashtan, with the stress on tan.
What is a synonym for Yabashtan (יבשתן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yabashtan (יבשתן) are עכבר יבשה, איש יבשה, and גולם יבשה.
What rhymes with Yabashtan (יבשתן)?
Words that rhyme with Yabashtan (יבשתן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Yabashtan (יבשתן) masculine or feminine?
The word Yabashtan (יבשתן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is יַבָּשְׁתַּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יבשתן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.