הספינה ליד החוף.

In present-tense Hebrew, the verb to be is usually omitted.

So הספינה ליד החוף literally looks like the ship near the shore, but it means The ship is near the shore.

This is very normal in Hebrew:

• הילד בבית = The boy is at home
• הספר על השולחן = The book is on the table

If you want past or future, Hebrew does use forms of to be:

• הספינה הייתה ליד החוף = The ship was near the shore
• הספינה תהיה ליד החוף = The ship will be near the shore

The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

So:

• ספינה = a ship
• הספינה = the ship
• חוף = a shore / beach / coast
• החוף = the shore / the beach / the coast

In this sentence, both nouns are definite:

• הספינה = the ship
• החוף = the shore

ליד means near, by, or next to, depending on context.

In this sentence:

• ליד החוף = near the shore / by the shore

It often suggests physical proximity. In some situations, ליד can feel a bit like next to, and in others more like near.

Examples:

• הספר ליד המיטה = The book is next to / by the bed
• הבית ליד הים = The house is near the sea

Because ליד is already a preposition that directly takes a noun after it.

So:

• ליד החוף = near the shore

You do not need an extra word like of in English.

Structure:

• ליד = near / by
• החוף = the shore

Together: near the shore

The sentence follows a very common Hebrew pattern:

subject + location

So:

• הספינה = subject, the ship
• ליד החוף = location, near the shore

This is similar to English:

• The ship is near the shore

Hebrew is often flexible with word order, but this version is the most neutral and natural.

ספינה is a feminine noun.

That matters when you add adjectives or use verbs in past or future forms.

For example:

• הספינה גדולה = The ship is big
  The adjective גדולה is feminine singular.

Many Hebrew nouns ending in ־ה are feminine, and ספינה follows that pattern.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

ha-sfi-NA le-YAD ha-CHOF

A few notes:

• ספינה has stress on the last syllable: sfi-NA
• ליד is pronounced le-YAD
• חוף has the Hebrew letter ח, which is a throaty sound, like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch

So החוף is roughly: ha-CHOF

חוף can mean several related things:

• shore
• beach
• coast

The best translation depends on context.

In הספינה ליד החוף, the most natural English choice is often:

• The ship is near the shore or
• The ship is by the coast

If the context is sandy seaside imagery, beach may also work, but shore is often the safest general translation.

In this sentence, החוף means the shore, referring to a specific shore or coastline.

So:

• ליד החוף = near the shore

You usually would not say ליד חוף in a normal sentence like this if you mean a specific place. That would sound less natural and more indefinite, like near a shore.

Hebrew often uses the definite article where English does too, especially when the place is understood or specific.

Yes, depending on context, that can be a reasonable translation.

ליד covers a range that includes:

• near
• by
• next to

And חוף can sometimes mean beach.

So possible translations include:

• The ship is near the shore
• The ship is by the beach
• The ship is near the coast

But if you want the most neutral translation, The ship is near the shore is a very good choice.

It is possible to move things around in Hebrew, but הספינה ליד החוף is the most straightforward, neutral version.

If you say:

• ליד החוף הספינה

it sounds marked or poetic, and usually not like the basic everyday wording.

For learners, the safest default is:

• הספינה ליד החוף

Yes, absolutely.

Hebrew often forms complete present-tense sentences without an explicit verb is. As long as the meaning is clear, a short sentence like this is perfectly complete and natural.

So הספינה ליד החוף is a full sentence, not just a fragment.