Dokhan (דוחן) means millet in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
דֹּחַן
dokhan
noun · masculine
In English
millet
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Dokhan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראדגן קיצי שמוצאו במרכז אסיה,תוצרתו משמשת מספוא לבהמות, וכמזון־דחק עבור האדם.
וְאַתָּה קַח לְךָ חִטִּין וּשְׂעֹרִים וּפוֹל וַעֲדָשִׁים וְדֹחַן וְכֻסְּמִים וְנָתַתָּה אוֹתָם בִּכְלִי אֶחָד...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Dokhan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דֹּחַן
- Written without vowel points
- דוחן
- Said
- dokhan
- Root
- ד־ח־נ
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- דְּחָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' דְּחָנִים; דָּחְנֵי⁻
- Gematria
- 68
This is how Dokhan is said in other languages.
- English
- millet
- Arabic
- دخن
- Russian
- просо
- Spanish
- mijo
These words rhyme with Dokhan.
This is where the word Dokhan comes from.
מקבילות בערבית ובארמית-ישראלית: "דּוחינָא", ארמית-סורית: ܕܘܚܢܐ.
These words come before and after Dokhan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dokhan.
What does Dokhan (דוחן) mean in Hebrew?
Dokhan (דוחן) means millet. It is said dokhan, with the stress on do.
What rhymes with Dokhan (דוחן)?
Words that rhyme with Dokhan (דוחן) include בוחן.
Is Dokhan (דוחן) masculine or feminine?
The word Dokhan (דוחן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is דְּחָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דחן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.