This is what the Hebrew word Askan (עסקן) means.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Askan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שמרבה לפעול. שפועל מבלי משים.
- 2עסקן בדברים שמרבה לחקור ולבדוק את חוקי הטבע.
- 3אדם פעיל בענייני הציבור.
The word Askan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עַסְקָן
- Written without vowel points
- עסקן
- Said
- askan
- Root
- ע־ס־ק
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- עַסְקָנִים
- Feminine form
- עַסְקָנִית
- Inflections
- נ' עַסְקָנִית, ר' עַסְקָנִים, נ"ר עַסְקָנִיוֹת
- Gematria
- 280
These words mean nearly the same as Askan.
- מאכר
- פעילactivist
- אקטיביסט
- שתדלן
- שדלן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Askan.
These words rhyme with Askan.
The word Askan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יד עסקנית היא
- עסקן בדברים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Askan comes from the root ע־ס־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Askan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Askan.
What is a synonym for Askan (עסקן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Askan (עסקן) are מאכר, פעיל, אקטיביסט, שתדלן, and שדלן.
What is the opposite of Askan (עסקן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Askan (עסקן) are בטלן.
What rhymes with Askan (עסקן)?
Words that rhyme with Askan (עסקן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Askan (עסקן) masculine or feminine?
The word Askan (עסקן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עַסְקָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עסקן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.