Kan ha'orev (קן העורב) means crow's nest in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קַן הַעוֹרֵב
kan ha'orev
noun · masculine
In English
crow's nest
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kan ha'orev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותעמדת תצפית גבוהה בראש התורן הקדמי או הראשי של אונייה, מוגנת מכל עבריה. נמצאת לרוב באוניות לציד לווייתנים.
The word Kan ha'orev is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קַן הַעוֹרֵב
- Written without vowel points
- קן העורב
- Said
- kan ha'orev
- Plural
- קִנֵי הַעוֹרְבִים
- Inflections
- ר' קִנֵי הַעוֹרְבִים
- Gematria
- 433
This is how Kan ha'orev is said in other languages.
- English
- crow's nest
- German
- Krähennest
These words mean nearly the same as Kan ha'orev.
These words come before and after Kan ha'orev in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kan ha'orev.
What does Kan ha'orev (קן העורב) mean in Hebrew?
Kan ha'orev (קן העורב) means crow's nest. It is said kan ha'orev, with the stress on rev.
What is a synonym for Kan ha'orev (קן העורב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kan ha'orev (קן העורב) are קן הצופה.
Is Kan ha'orev (קן העורב) masculine or feminine?
The word Kan ha'orev (קן העורב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is קִנֵי הַעוֹרְבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קן העורב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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