Hovevani (חובבני) means amateur in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חוֹבְבָנִי
hovevani
adjective
In English
amateur
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Hovevani.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שעוסקים בו בשעות הפנאי, שלא לצורך פרנסה או מחייה.
- 2בהשאלהבלתי מקצועי, שאין בו עידון או כשרון, שמעיד על חוסר נסיון. שאינו משקף מומחיות רבה.
The word Hovevani is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- חוֹבְבָנִי
- Written without vowel points
- חובבני
- Said
- hovevani
- Root
- ח־ב־ב
- Pattern
- קוֹטְלָנִי
- Gematria
- 78
This is how Hovevani is said in other languages.
- English
- amateur
- Arabic
- هاو, غير محترف
These words mean the opposite of Hovevani.
- מקצועיprofessional
- כשרוני
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These words rhyme with Hovevani.
The word Hovevani comes from the root ח־ב־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Hovevani in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hovevani.
What does Hovevani (חובבני) mean in Hebrew?
Hovevani (חובבני) means amateur. It is said hovevani, with the stress on ni.
What is the opposite of Hovevani (חובבני)?
Words that mean the opposite of Hovevani (חובבני) are מקצועי and כשרוני.
What rhymes with Hovevani (חובבני)?
Words that rhyme with Hovevani (חובבני) include מיני, עני, שני, קיצוני, אני, and צמחוני.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חובבני of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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