'ashan (עשן) means fume in Hebrew.
It can also mean smoke. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fume, smoke
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for 'ashan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עננה הנפלטת כתוצאה מבעירה; היא מורכבת בעיקר מפחמן דו חמצני, אדי מים, ופיח, כשהאחרון מקנה לה צבע אפרפר.
וַיְהִי הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בָּאָה, וַעֲלָטָה הָיָה; וְהִנֵּה תַנּוּר עָשָׁן וְלַפִּיד אֵשׁ, אֲשֶׁר עָבַר בֵּין הַגְּזָרִים הָאֵלֶּה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word 'ashan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עָשָׁן
- Written without vowel points
- עשן
- Said
- 'ashan
- Root
- ע־ש־נ
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Gematria
- 420
This is how 'ashan is said in other languages.
- English
- fume, smoke
- Arabic
- دُخَان
- Russian
- дым, чад
- French
- fumée
- Spanish
- humo
- German
- Rauch
These words rhyme with 'ashan.
The word 'ashan is part of these phrases and sayings.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word 'ashan comes from the root ע־ש־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after 'ashan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'ashan.
What does 'ashan (עשן) mean in Hebrew?
'ashan (עשן) means fume and smoke. It is said 'ashan, with the stress on shan.
What rhymes with 'ashan (עשן)?
Words that rhyme with 'ashan (עשן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is 'ashan (עשן) masculine or feminine?
The word 'ashan (עשן) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עשן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.