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Gybe in Hebrew is מַהְפָּךְ (mahpakh).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

מַהְפָּךְ
mahpakh
verb · masculine
In English

gybe

/d͡ʒaɪb/

English words in HebrewWords starting with G

These are the Hebrew words for gybe as a verb.

of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom: to shift from one side of a sailing vessel to the other

to shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other

to change tack with the wind behind

These are the Hebrew words for gybe as a noun.

sudden shift of a sail's angle

This is more about the Hebrew word מַהְפָּךְ.

Written with vowel points
מַהְפָּךְ
Written without vowel points
מהפך
Said
mahpakh
Plural
מַהֲפָּכִים
Its meanings in English
gybe, a revolution, a dramatic change, a turnover, an upset, A gybe

The Hebrew dictionary's page for מהפך, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with gybe.

These words come before and after gybe in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨gybe⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨gybe⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨gybe⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מַהְפָּךְ⁩, said mahpakh. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מהפך⁩. Its plural is ⁨מַהֲפָּכִים⁩.

What else does ⁨מהפך⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨gybe⁩, ⁨מהפך⁩ can mean ⁨a revolution, a dramatic change, a turnover, an upset, and A gybe⁩.

How is ⁨gybe⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨gybe⁩ is pronounced ⁨/d͡ʒaɪb/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry gybe and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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