Bukhna (בוכנה) means piston in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בֻּכְנָה
bukhna
noun · feminine
In English
piston
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Bukhna.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בהשאלהגליל מתכת הנע בתנועה קווית בתוך צילינדר של מכונה או מנוע.
- 2ראשו של עלי המכתש.
- 3בהשאלההקצה המחודד של פטמת האתרוג.
The word Bukhna is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֻּכְנָה
- Written without vowel points
- בוכנה
- Said
- bukhna
- Pattern
- קֻטְלָה
- Plural
- בֻּכְנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' בֻּכְנוֹת; בֻּכְנַת־, ר' בֻּכְנוֹת־
- Gematria
- 83
This is how Bukhna is said in other languages.
- English
- piston
- Russian
- поршень, пистон
- French
- piston
- German
- Kolben
These words rhyme with Bukhna.
The word Bukhna is part of these phrases and sayings.
- טבעת בוכנה
- כתר הבוכנה
- חצאית הבוכנה
- פין הבוכנה
- מוט הבוכנה
- משאבת בוכנה
- בוכנה הידראולית
- בוכנה פנאומטית
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These words come before and after Bukhna in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bukhna.
What does Bukhna (בוכנה) mean in Hebrew?
Bukhna (בוכנה) means piston. It is said bukhna, with the stress on na.
What rhymes with Bukhna (בוכנה)?
Words that rhyme with Bukhna (בוכנה) include מדינה, תכונה, ספינה, תמונה, מכונה, and הגנה.
Is Bukhna (בוכנה) masculine or feminine?
The word Bukhna (בוכנה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is בֻּכְנוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בכנה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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