Kan (כַּן) means base in Hebrew.
It can also mean pedestal. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
base, pedestal
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תושבת, מבנה שיעודו להיות בסיס לדבר מה.
וְעָשִׂיתָ כִּיּוֹר נְחֹשֶׁת וְכַנּוֹ נְחֹשֶׁת לְרָחְצָה...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּן
- Written without vowel points
- כן
- Said
- kan
- Root
- כ־ו־נ
- Pattern
- קַל
- Plural
- כָּנִים
- Inflections
- ר׳ כָּנִים; כַּן־, ר' כָּנֵי־
- Gematria
- 70
This is how Kan is said in other languages.
- English
- base, pedestal
These words mean nearly the same as Kan.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kan.
The word Kan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כן ציור
- נותר על כנו
- עמד על כנו
- השיב על כנו
- כן נסע
- כן התרן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kan comes from the root כ־ו־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kan.
What does Kan (כַּן) mean in Hebrew?
Kan (כַּן) means base and pedestal. It is said kan, with the stress on kan.
What is a synonym for Kan (כַּן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kan (כַּן) are תושבת, מעמד, רגלית, and מכונה.
What rhymes with Kan (כַּן)?
Words that rhyme with Kan (כַּן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Kan (כַּן) masculine or feminine?
The word Kan (כַּן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כָּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.