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Alken (אלקן) means alkane in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אַלְקֶן
alken
noun · masculine
In English

alkane

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives one meaning for Alken.

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

  1. 1
    תרכובת אורגנית המורכבת מאטומי פחמן ומימן בלבד אשר נוסחתה הכללית היא CnH2n+2.

The word Alken is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
אַלְקֶן
Written without vowel points
אלקן
Said
alken
Plural
אַלְקֶנִים
Inflections
ר' אַלְקֶנִים
Gematria
181

This is how Alken is said in other languages.

English
alkane

These words mean nearly the same as Alken.

  • פחמימן רווי

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These words rhyme with Alken.

These words come before and after Alken in the dictionary.

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What does Alken (⁨אלקן⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Alken (⁨אלקן⁩) means alkane. It is said alken, with the stress on ken.

What is a synonym for Alken (⁨אלקן⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Alken (⁨אלקן⁩) are ⁨פחמימן רווי⁩.

What rhymes with Alken (⁨אלקן⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Alken (⁨אלקן⁩) include ⁨בן⁩, ⁨שן⁩, ⁨זקן⁩, ⁨התקן⁩, ⁨כן⁩, and ⁨מאפיין⁩.

Is Alken (⁨אלקן⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Alken (⁨אלקן⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨אַלְקֶנִים⁩.

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

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