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Kan hatsofe (קן הצופה) means crow's nest in Hebrew.

It can also mean main-top and top. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

קַן הַצּוֹפֶה
kan hatsofe
noun · masculine
In English

crow's nest, main-top, top

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ק

The dictionary gives one meaning for Kan hatsofe.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    ימאותעמדת תצפית גבוהה בראש התורן הקדמי או הראשי של אונייה, מוגנת מכל עבריה. נמצאת לרוב באוניות לציד לווייתנים.

The word Kan hatsofe is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
קַן הַצּוֹפֶה
Written without vowel points
קן הצופה
Said
kan hatsofe
Plural
קִנֵי הַצוֹפִים
Inflections
ר' קִנֵי הַצוֹפִים
Gematria
336

This is how Kan hatsofe is said in other languages.

English
crow's nest, main-top, top
German
Krähennest

These words mean nearly the same as Kan hatsofe.

These words come before and after Kan hatsofe in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Kan hatsofe.

What does Kan hatsofe (⁨קן הצופה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kan hatsofe (⁨קן הצופה⁩) means crow's nest, main-top, and top. It is said kan hatsofe, with the stress on fe.

What is a synonym for Kan hatsofe (⁨קן הצופה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Kan hatsofe (⁨קן הצופה⁩) are ⁨קן העורב⁩.

Is Kan hatsofe (⁨קן הצופה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Kan hatsofe (⁨קן הצופה⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨קִנֵי הַצוֹפִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קן הצופה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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