ספינה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ס־פ־ן (s-p-n)

Borrowed from Aramaic סְפינִתָּא (sǝp̄īntā). Cognate with Arabic سفينة.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

סְפִינָה • (sfiná) f (plural indefinite סְפִינוֹת, singular construct סְפִינַת־) [pattern: קְטִילָה]

  1. ship, boat
    • Tanach, Jonah 1:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      [] וְיֹונָה יָרַד אֶל־יַרְכְּתֵי הַסְּפִינָה וַיִּשְׁכַּב וַיֵּרָדַֽם׃
      [] But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
  2. nave (of a church)

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