Halana (הלנה) means hosting overnight in Hebrew.
It can also mean delaying. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הֲלָנָה
halana
noun · feminine
In English
hosting overnight, delaying
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Halana.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נתינת מקום לשינה.
- 2דחיית דבר מה.
The word Halana is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הֲלָנָה
- Written without vowel points
- הלנה
- Said
- halana
- Root
- ל־ו־נ
- Gematria
- 90
This is how Halana is said in other languages.
- English
- hosting overnight, delaying
These words rhyme with Halana.
The word Halana is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הלנת דין
- הלנת שכר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Halana comes from the root ל־ו־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Halana in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Halana.
What does Halana (הלנה) mean in Hebrew?
Halana (הלנה) means hosting overnight and delaying. It is said halana, with the stress on na.
What rhymes with Halana (הלנה)?
Words that rhyme with Halana (הלנה) include מדינה, תכונה, ספינה, תמונה, מכונה, and הגנה.
Is Halana (הלנה) masculine or feminine?
The word Halana (הלנה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הלנה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.