Gen (גֵּן) means gene in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
גֵּן
gen
noun · masculine
In English
gene
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Gen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יחידת מידע המועברת מאורגניזם לצאצאיו באמצעות החומר התורשתי.
The word Gen is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גֵּן
- Written without vowel points
- גן
- Said
- gen
- Plural
- גֵּנִים
- Inflections
- ר' גֵּנִים
- Gematria
- 53
This is how Gen is said in other languages.
- English
- gene
- Russian
- ген
- French
- gène
- Spanish
- gen, gene
- German
- Gen
These words rhyme with Gen.
The word Gen is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גן דומיננטי
- גן רצסיבי
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These words come before and after Gen in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gen.
What does Gen (גֵּן) mean in Hebrew?
Gen (גֵּן) means gene. It is said gen, with the stress on gen.
What rhymes with Gen (גֵּן)?
Words that rhyme with Gen (גֵּן) include בן, שן, זקן, התקן, כן, and מאפיין.
Is Gen (גֵּן) masculine or feminine?
The word Gen (גֵּן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גֵּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.