Histanenut (הסתננות) means illegal immigration in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הִסְתַּנְּנוּת
histanenut
noun · feminine
In English
illegal immigration
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Histanenut.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כניסת אדם למדינה ללא קבלת אישור מהמדינה.
The word Histanenut is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הִסְתַּנְּנוּת
- Written without vowel points
- הסתננות
- Said
- histanenut
- Root
- ס־נ־נ
- Gematria
- 971
This is how Histanenut is said in other languages.
- English
- illegal immigration
These words mean nearly the same as Histanenut.
- חדירה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Histanenut comes from the root ס־נ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Histanenut in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Histanenut.
What does Histanenut (הסתננות) mean in Hebrew?
Histanenut (הסתננות) means illegal immigration. It is said histanenut, with the stress on ta.
What is a synonym for Histanenut (הסתננות)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Histanenut (הסתננות) are חדירה.
Is Histanenut (הסתננות) masculine or feminine?
The word Histanenut (הסתננות) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הסתננות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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