Hovne (הובנה) means ebony in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הָבְנֶה
hovne
noun · masculine
In English
ebony
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Hovne.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עץ יקר בעל מסה ודרגת קשיות גבוהים, ממשפחת האברשיים שליבתו שחורה.
בְּנֵי דְדָן רֹכְלַיִךְ, אִיִּים רַבִּים סְחֹרַת יָדֵךְ; קַרְנוֹת שֵׁן וְהָבְנִים הֵשִׁיבוּ אֶשְׁכָּרֵךְ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Hovne is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הָבְנֶה
- Written without vowel points
- הובנה
- Said
- hovne
- Root
- ב־נ־ה
- Pattern
- הֻקְטָל
- Gematria
- 68
This is how Hovne is said in other languages.
- English
- ebony
These words rhyme with Hovne.
The word Hovne comes from the root ב־נ־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Hovne in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hovne.
What does Hovne (הובנה) mean in Hebrew?
Hovne (הובנה) means ebony. It is said hovne, with the stress on ne.
What rhymes with Hovne (הובנה)?
Words that rhyme with Hovne (הובנה) include מבנה, משנה, קנה, משתנה, הינה, and מחנה.
Is Hovne (הובנה) masculine or feminine?
The word Hovne (הובנה) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הבנה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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