Gakhon (גחון) means belly in Hebrew.
It can also mean underbelly and abdomen. It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
belly, underbelly, abdomen
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Gakhon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בטן, החלק התחתון של הבטן
עַל גְּחֹנְךָ תֵלֵךְ וְעָפָר תֹּאכַל כָּל יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ.
- 2בהשאלההחלק התחתון של עצם גדול, כגון מטוס, טנק. גם: תחתית קת הרובה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gakhon is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- גָּחוׂן
- Written without vowel points
- גחון
- Said
- gakhon
- Root
- ג־י־ח
- Pattern
- קַטְלוֹן
- Plural
- גְּחוֹנִים
- Inflections
- ר' גְּחוֹנִים; ס"ר גְּחוֹנֵי־; כ' גְּחוֹנוֹ
- Gematria
- 67
This is how Gakhon is said in other languages.
- English
- belly, underbelly, abdomen
These words mean nearly the same as Gakhon.
- בטן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Gakhon.
- גו
- גב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Gakhon.
The word Gakhon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- זחילת גחון
- נחיתת גחון
- מרווח גחון
- מטען גחון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Gakhon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gakhon.
What does Gakhon (גחון) mean in Hebrew?
Gakhon (גחון) means belly, underbelly, and abdomen. It is said gakhon, with the stress on khon.
What is a synonym for Gakhon (גחון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gakhon (גחון) are בטן.
What is the opposite of Gakhon (גחון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Gakhon (גחון) are גו and גב.
What rhymes with Gakhon (גחון)?
Words that rhyme with Gakhon (גחון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גחון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.