Batnun (בטנון) means contrabass in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בַּטְנוּן
batnun
noun · masculine
In English
contrabass
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Batnun.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי נגינה ממשפחת כלי הקשת, בעל צליל נמוך.
The word Batnun is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּטְנוּן
- Written without vowel points
- בטנון
- Said
- batnun
- Root
- ב־ט־נ
- Pattern
- קַטְלוּל
- Plural
- בַּטְנוּנִים
- Inflections
- ר' בַּטְנוּנִים
- Gematria
- 117
This is how Batnun is said in other languages.
- English
- contrabass
These words mean nearly the same as Batnun.
These words rhyme with Batnun.
The word Batnun comes from the root ב־ט־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Batnun in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Batnun.
What does Batnun (בטנון) mean in Hebrew?
Batnun (בטנון) means contrabass. It is said batnun, with the stress on nun.
What is a synonym for Batnun (בטנון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Batnun (בטנון) are קונטרבס.
What rhymes with Batnun (בטנון)?
Words that rhyme with Batnun (בטנון) include סיפון, ארגון, אמון, ציון, נתון, and חיסון.
Is Batnun (בטנון) masculine or feminine?
The word Batnun (בטנון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בַּטְנוּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בטנון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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