Kana (כנה) means stand in Hebrew.
It can also mean base and mount. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כַּנָּה
kana
noun · feminine
In English
stand, base, mount
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kana.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראשתיל, נֶטַע צעיר.
וְכַנָּה אֲשֶׁר נָטְעָה יְמִינֶךָ, וְעַל בֵּן אִמַּצְתָּה לָּךְ.
- 2לשון חז"לכַּן, דבר המשמש כבסיס.
- 3חקלאותהשורשים וחלק הגזע התחתון של צמח, בד"כ עץ, שעליו מרכיבים צמח אחר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kana is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּנָּה
- Written without vowel points
- כנה
- Said
- kana
- Root
- כ־נ־נ
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- כַּנּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' כַּנּוֹת, ס' כַּנָּת
- Gematria
- 75
This is how Kana is said in other languages.
- English
- stand, base, mount
These words rhyme with Kana.
The word Kana comes from the root כ־נ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kana in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kana.
What does Kana (כנה) mean in Hebrew?
Kana (כנה) means stand, base, and mount. It is said kana, with the stress on na.
What rhymes with Kana (כנה)?
Words that rhyme with Kana (כנה) include מדינה, תכונה, ספינה, תמונה, מכונה, and הגנה.
Is Kana (כנה) masculine or feminine?
The word Kana (כנה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is כַּנּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כנה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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