Kalvan (כלבן) means dog handler in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כַּלְבָן
kalvan
noun · masculine
In English
dog handler
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kalvan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם שמקצועו הוא גידול כלבים ואילופם לצרכי לוחמה.
The word Kalvan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּלְבָן
- Written without vowel points
- כלבן
- Said
- kalvan
- Root
- כ־ל־ב
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- כַּלְבָּנִים
- Feminine form
- כַּלְבָּנִית
- Inflections
- נ' כַּלְבָּנִית, ר' כַּלְבָּנִים, נ"ר כַּלְבָּנִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 102
This is how Kalvan is said in other languages.
- English
- dog handler
These words rhyme with Kalvan.
The word Kalvan comes from the root כ־ל־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Kalvan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kalvan.
What does Kalvan (כלבן) mean in Hebrew?
Kalvan (כלבן) means dog handler. It is said kalvan, with the stress on van.
What rhymes with Kalvan (כלבן)?
Words that rhyme with Kalvan (כלבן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Kalvan (כלבן) masculine or feminine?
The word Kalvan (כלבן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כַּלְבָּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כלבן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.