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Anan (ענן) means cloud in Hebrew.

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

עָנָן
anan
noun · masculine
In English

cloud

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ע

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Anan.

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

  1. 1
    גוש מסיבי של טיפות מים או חלקיקי קרח המרחפים באוויר.
    וַיַּעַל מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָהָר; וַיְכַס הֶעָנָן אֶת־הָהָר.
  2. 2
    מחשביםבסיס נתונים מקוון המשמש לשמירת קבצים.
  3. 3
    שם פרטי לזכר.
    וַאֲחִיָּה חָנָן עָנָן.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Anan is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
עָנָן
Written without vowel points
ענן
Said
anan
Pattern
קָטָל
Plural
עֲנָנִים
Inflections
ר' עֲנָנִים, עֲנַן־, ר' עַנְנֵי־
Gematria
170

This is how Anan is said in other languages.

English
cloud
Arabic
سحابة, غيمة
Russian
облако
French
nuage
Spanish
nube
German
Wolke

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These words rhyme with Anan.

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What does Anan (⁨ענן⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Anan (⁨ענן⁩) means cloud. It is said anan, with the stress on nan.

What is a synonym for Anan (⁨ענן⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Anan (⁨ענן⁩) are ⁨עב⁩, ⁨נשיא⁩, and ⁨עריף⁩.

What rhymes with Anan (⁨ענן⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Anan (⁨ענן⁩) include ⁨זמן⁩, ⁨חמצן⁩, ⁨מימן⁩, ⁨לבן⁩, ⁨עניין⁩, and ⁨פחמן⁩.

Is Anan (⁨ענן⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Anan (⁨ענן⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨עֲנָנִים⁩.

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

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