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Alakhson (אלכסון) means oblique in Hebrew.

It can also mean aslant and diagonal. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אֲלַכְסוֹן
alakhson
noun · masculine
In English

oblique, aslant, diagonal

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Alakhson.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    שיפוע, קו הנוטה בזווית שאינה ישרה.
  2. 2
    קו המחבר שתי פינות שאינן סמוכות במצולע.

The word Alakhson is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
אֲלַכְסוֹן
Written without vowel points
אלכסון
Said
alakhson
Root
ל־כ־ס־נ
Pattern
קַטּוֹל
Plural
אֲלַכְסוֹנִים
Inflections
ר' אֲלַכְסוֹנִים
Gematria
167

This is how Alakhson is said in other languages.

English
oblique, aslant, diagonal
Russian
диагональ

These words mean nearly the same as Alakhson.

These words rhyme with Alakhson.

The word Alakhson comes from the root ל־כ־ס־נ, like these words.

These words come before and after Alakhson in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Alakhson.

What does Alakhson (⁨אלכסון⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Alakhson (⁨אלכסון⁩) means oblique, aslant, and diagonal. It is said alakhson, with the stress on son.

What is a synonym for Alakhson (⁨אלכסון⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Alakhson (⁨אלכסון⁩) are ⁨קרנזול⁩ and ⁨לוכסן⁩.

What rhymes with Alakhson (⁨אלכסון⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Alakhson (⁨אלכסון⁩) include ⁨מזון⁩, ⁨רצון⁩, ⁨צפון⁩, ⁨לשון⁩, ⁨חלבון⁩, and ⁨זיכרון⁩.

Is Alakhson (⁨אלכסון⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Alakhson (⁨אלכסון⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨אֲלַכְסוֹנִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אלכסון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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