Even hakhakhamim (אבן החכמים) means philosopher's stone in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֶבֶן הַחֲכָמִים
even hakhakhamim
noun · feminine
In English
philosopher's stone
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Even hakhakhamim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אבן שעל־פי אמונה עתיקה יכולה להפוך כל מתכת פשוטה לזהב טהור ושניתן להפיק ממנה סם־חיים, ההופך את הצורך אותו לצעיר יותר.
- 2הביטוי נטבע לראשונה ע"י אלכימאים במאה ה־14. במרוצת השנים הוא קיבל משמעות נוספת, לפיה האבן מעניקה את הידע של משמעות החיים, וכי כל המחזיק בה יהפוך להיות חכם ביותר. התרגום השני של הביטוי, "אבן הפילוסופים", הנו תרגום מילולי מלעז, ו"פילוסוף" הוא למעשה "אוהב החכמה".
The word Even hakhakhamim is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֶבֶן הַחֲכָמִים
- Written without vowel points
- אבן החכמים
- Said
- even hakhakhamim
- Plural
- אַבְנֵי־הַחֲכָמִים
- Inflections
- ר' אַבְנֵי־הַחֲכָמִים
- Gematria
- 176
This is how Even hakhakhamim is said in other languages.
- English
- philosopher's stone
- Russian
- философский камень
These words come before and after Even hakhakhamim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Even hakhakhamim.
What does Even hakhakhamim (אבן החכמים) mean in Hebrew?
Even hakhakhamim (אבן החכמים) means philosopher's stone. It is said even hakhakhamim, with the stress on e.
Is Even hakhakhamim (אבן החכמים) masculine or feminine?
The word Even hakhakhamim (אבן החכמים) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אַבְנֵי־הַחֲכָמִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אבן החכמים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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