Kanan (כנן) means capstan in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כַּנָּן
kanan
noun · masculine
In English
capstan
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kanan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מכונת סיפון דמוית תוף אנכי סובב, המשמשת באונייה או בספינה למשיכת חבלי התקשרות ועגינה, למתיחת חבלי מפרשים כבדים ועוד.
The word Kanan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּנָּן
- Written without vowel points
- כנן
- Said
- kanan
- Root
- כ־נ־נ
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Plural
- כַּנָּנִים
- Inflections
- ר' כַּנָּנִים; כַּנָּן־, ר' כַּנָּנֵי־
- Gematria
- 120
This is how Kanan is said in other languages.
- English
- capstan
- French
- cabestan
- German
- Gangspill
These words rhyme with Kanan.
The word Kanan is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Kanan comes from the root כ־נ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kanan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kanan.
What does Kanan (כנן) mean in Hebrew?
Kanan (כנן) means capstan. It is said kanan, with the stress on nan.
What rhymes with Kanan (כנן)?
Words that rhyme with Kanan (כנן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Kanan (כנן) masculine or feminine?
The word Kanan (כנן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כַּנָּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כנן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.