Achan (עכן) means horned viper in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עָכָן
achan
noun · masculine
In English
horned viper
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Achan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סוג של נחש ארסי בתת־משפחת הצפעונים, אשר מעל כל אחת מעיניו מופיעה בלט קוצני.
- 2שם פרטי לזכר.
וַיִּמְעֲלוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל מַעַל בַּחֵרֶם וַיִּקַּח עָכָן בֶּן-כַּרְמִי בֶן-זַבְדִּי בֶן-זֶרַח לְמַטֵּה יְהוּדָה מִן-הַחֵרֶם וַיִּחַר-אַף יְהוָה בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Achan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עָכָן
- Written without vowel points
- עכן
- Said
- achan
- Root
- ע־כ־נ
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Gematria
- 140
This is how Achan is said in other languages.
- English
- horned viper
These words rhyme with Achan.
The word Achan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- תנורו של עכנאי
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These words come before and after Achan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Achan.
What does Achan (עכן) mean in Hebrew?
Achan (עכן) means horned viper. It is said achan, with the stress on chan.
What rhymes with Achan (עכן)?
Words that rhyme with Achan (עכן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Achan (עכן) masculine or feminine?
The word Achan (עכן) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עכן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.