'ashen (עָשֵׁן) means smoky in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עָשֵׁן
'ashen
adjective
In English
smoky
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for 'ashen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אָפוּף עָשָׁן.
וְכָל־הָעָם רֹאִים אֶת־הַקּוֹלֹת וְאֶת־הַלַּפִּידִם, וְאֵת קוֹל הַשֹּׁפָר וְאֶת־הָהָר עָשֵׁן; וַיַּרְא הָעָם וַיָּנֻעוּ, וַיַּעַמְדוּ מֵרָחֹק.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word 'ashen is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- עָשֵׁן
- Written without vowel points
- עשן
- Said
- 'ashen
- Root
- ע־ש־נ
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- עֲשֵׁנִים
- Feminine form
- עֲשֵׁנָה
- Inflections
- נ' עֲשֵׁנָה, ר' עֲשֵׁנִים, נ"ר עֲשֵׁנוֹת
- Gematria
- 420
This is how 'ashen is said in other languages.
- English
- smoky
- Russian
- задымлённый
- French
- enfumé
These words rhyme with 'ashen.
The word 'ashen is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אוד עשן
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The word 'ashen comes from the root ע־ש־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after 'ashen in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'ashen.
What does 'ashen (עָשֵׁן) mean in Hebrew?
'ashen (עָשֵׁן) means smoky. It is said 'ashen, with the stress on shen.
What rhymes with 'ashen (עָשֵׁן)?
Words that rhyme with 'ashen (עָשֵׁן) include בן, שן, זקן, התקן, כן, and מאפיין.
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.