Kalanit (כלנית) means anemone in Hebrew.
It can also mean windflower. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
anemone, windflower
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kalanit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרח ממשפחת הנוריתיים. בארץ ישראל מצוי המין כלנית מצויה, ולה עלי כותרת אדומים עם עטרה לבנה בבסיסם.
- 2[בריבוי:] כִּנּוּי לַחַיָּלִים הַצַּנְחָנִים הָאַנְגְּלִים שֶׁהָיוּ בָּאָרֶץ בִּתְקוּפַת הַמַּנְדָּט הַבְּרִיטִי, עַל שׁוּם שֶׁחָבְשׁוּ כֻּמְתּוֹת אֲדֻמּוֹת.
- 3כַּלָּנִיתָא בתלמוד, ܟܠܘܢܝܬܐ בסורית.
The word Kalanit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּלָּנִית
- Written without vowel points
- כלנית
- Said
- kalanit
- Root
- כ־ל־ל
- Pattern
- קַטְלָנִי
- Plural
- כַּלָּנִיוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' כַּלָּנִיוֹת
- Gematria
- 510
This is how Kalanit is said in other languages.
- English
- anemone, windflower
- Arabic
- شَقِيقَة النُّعْمَان
These words mean nearly the same as Kalanit.
These words rhyme with Kalanit.
The word Kalanit comes from the root כ־ל־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Kalanit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kalanit.
What does Kalanit (כלנית) mean in Hebrew?
Kalanit (כלנית) means anemone and windflower. It is said kalanit, with the stress on nit.
What is a synonym for Kalanit (כלנית)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kalanit (כלנית) are נעמן.
What rhymes with Kalanit (כלנית)?
Words that rhyme with Kalanit (כלנית) include יוונית, זווית, לטינית, שדרית, עברית, and תבנית.
Is Kalanit (כלנית) masculine or feminine?
The word Kalanit (כלנית) is a feminine noun, and its plural is כַּלָּנִיוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כלנית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.