Akshan (עקשן) means obstinate in Hebrew.
It can also mean persistent and stubborn. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
obstinate, persistent, stubborn
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Akshan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שאינו מוותר, העומד על שלו.
The word Akshan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עַקְשָׁן
- Written without vowel points
- עקשן
- Said
- akshan
- Root
- ע־ק־ש
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- עַקְשָׁנִים
- Feminine form
- עַקְשָׁנִית
- Inflections
- ר' עַקְשָׁנִים; נ' עַקְשָׁנִית, נ"ר עַקְשָׁנִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 520
This is how Akshan is said in other languages.
- English
- obstinate, persistent, stubborn
- Arabic
- عَنيد
- Russian
- упрямый
These words mean nearly the same as Akshan.
- אגוז קשהbad nut
- איתן בדעתו
- מתמידperpetual
- סרבןinsubordinate
- עיקש
- עומד על שלו
- קשה עורףstiffnecked
- קשהhard
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Akshan.
These words rhyme with Akshan.
The word Akshan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עקשן כמו פרד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Akshan comes from the root ע־ק־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Akshan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Akshan.
What does Akshan (עקשן) mean in Hebrew?
Akshan (עקשן) means obstinate, persistent, and stubborn. It is said akshan, with the stress on shan.
What is a synonym for Akshan (עקשן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Akshan (עקשן) are אגוז קשה, איתן בדעתו, מתמיד, סרבן, עיקש, and עומד על שלו.
What is the opposite of Akshan (עקשן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Akshan (עקשן) are ותרן, נוח לרצות, and פשרן.
What rhymes with Akshan (עקשן)?
Words that rhyme with Akshan (עקשן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עקשן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.