קַפִּיטָן
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. a captain, a skipper (person in charge of a ship) (marine)
2. a captain (person in charge of an airplane) (aviation, dated)
3. a captain (a military rank) (military)
4. (more common with קֶפְּטֵן (képten)) captain (one of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official) (sports)
5. a captain (chief or leader)
Pronunciation
kapitán
Examples17
עוֹבְרִים קַפִּיטָנִים \ זוקרים הַשָּׂפָם \ עֵינָם עַיִן הַנֶּשֶׁר \ בשרשה לה פם.
Captains pass by / Twirling their mustaches / With an eagle's eye / On a cherchez la femme
מייק הוּא קֶפְּטֵן הַקְּבוּצָה.
Mike is the team's captain.
אָנוּ רוֹצִים שֶׁתִּהְיֶה הַקֶּפְּטֵן שֶׁל הַקְּבוּצָה.
We want you to be the team captain.
תּוֹדָה לך, קֶפְּטֵן הַבָּרוּר-מאליו.
Thank you, Captain Obvious.
תּוֹם הַקֶּפְּטֵן שֶׁל קְבוּצַת הַכַּדּוּרֶגֶל.
Tom is the captain of the soccer team.
הוּא מונה לקֶפְּטֵן.
He was made captain.