Gakhun (גָּחוּן) means bent over in Hebrew.
It can also mean prostrate. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bent over, prostrate
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Gakhun.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שאינו זקוף, כפוף.
The word Gakhun is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- גָּחוּן
- Written without vowel points
- גחון
- Said
- gakhun
- Root
- ג־ח־נ
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- גְּחוּנִים
- Feminine form
- גְּחוּנָה
- Inflections
- ר' גְּחוּנִים, נ' גְּחוּנָה
- Gematria
- 67
This is how Gakhun is said in other languages.
- English
- bent over, prostrate
These words mean nearly the same as Gakhun.
- שחוח
- כפוף
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Gakhun.
- זקוף
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Gakhun.
These words come before and after Gakhun in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gakhun.
What does Gakhun (גָּחוּן) mean in Hebrew?
Gakhun (גָּחוּן) means bent over and prostrate. It is said gakhun, with the stress on khun.
What is a synonym for Gakhun (גָּחוּן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gakhun (גָּחוּן) are שחוח and כפוף.
What is the opposite of Gakhun (גָּחוּן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Gakhun (גָּחוּן) are זקוף.
What rhymes with Gakhun (גָּחוּן)?
Words that rhyme with Gakhun (גָּחוּן) include סיפון, ארגון, אמון, ציון, נתון, and חיסון.
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.