Dekan (דיקן) means dean in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
דֶּקָן
dekan
noun · masculine
In English
dean
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Dekan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל תפקיד בכיר במנהל האקדמי, בעיקר העומד בראש פקולטה.
The word Dekan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דֶּקָן
- Written without vowel points
- דיקן
- Said
- dekan
- Gematria
- 164
This is how Dekan is said in other languages.
- English
- dean
- Arabic
- المُقَدَّم
- Russian
- декан
- French
- doyen
- Spanish
- decano
- German
- Dekan
These words rhyme with Dekan.
These words come before and after Dekan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dekan.
What does Dekan (דיקן) mean in Hebrew?
Dekan (דיקן) means dean. It is said dekan, with the stress on kan.
What rhymes with Dekan (דיקן)?
Words that rhyme with Dekan (דיקן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Dekan (דיקן) masculine or feminine?
The word Dekan (דיקן) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דקן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.