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Hebrew
Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic סְפינִתָּא (sǝp̄īntā). Cognate with Arabic سفينة.
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Noun
סְפִינָה • (sfiná) f (plural indefinite סְפִינוֹת, singular construct סְפִינַת־)
- 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.
- nave (of a church)
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