Balshan (בלשן) means linguist in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בַּלְשָׁן
balshan
noun · masculine
In English
linguist
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Balshan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שעוסק בחקר הלשון.
The word Balshan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּלְשָׁן
- Written without vowel points
- בלשן
- Said
- balshan
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- בַּלְשָׁנִים
- Feminine form
- בַּלְשָׁנִית
- Inflections
- נ' בַּלְשָׁנִית, ר' בַּלְשָׁנִים
- Gematria
- 382
This is how Balshan is said in other languages.
- English
- linguist
- Arabic
- لُغَوِيّ, عالِم لُغات
- French
- linguiste
- Spanish
- lingüista
- German
- Linguist
These words mean nearly the same as Balshan.
These words rhyme with Balshan.
These words come before and after Balshan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Balshan.
What does Balshan (בלשן) mean in Hebrew?
Balshan (בלשן) means linguist. It is said balshan, with the stress on shan.
What is a synonym for Balshan (בלשן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Balshan (בלשן) are לשונאי.
What rhymes with Balshan (בלשן)?
Words that rhyme with Balshan (בלשן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Balshan (בלשן) masculine or feminine?
The word Balshan (בלשן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בַּלְשָׁנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בלשן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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