Kanenet (כננת) means winch in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כַּנֶּנֶת
kanenet
noun · feminine
In English
winch
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kanenet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מכונה להרמה או למשיכה של משאות באמצעות חבל, כבל או שרשרת, המלופפים סביב תוף; את תנועתו הסיבובית מקבל התוף ממנוע או בצורה ידנית.
- 2ימאותבאונייה או בספינה: מכונת סיפון דמוית תוף אופקי סובב, למשיכת חבלי התקשרות, להרמת מטען, למתיחת חבלי מפרשים כבדים וכדומה.
The word Kanenet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּנֶּנֶת
- Written without vowel points
- כננת
- Said
- kanenet
- Root
- כ־נ־נ
- Plural
- כַּנָּנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' כַּנָּנוֹת
- Gematria
- 520
This is how Kanenet is said in other languages.
- English
- winch
- Russian
- лебёдка, во́ро
- French
- treuil
- German
- Winde
These words rhyme with Kanenet.
The word Kanenet is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כננת גלגל
- כוננת הרמה
- כננת עוגן
- תוף הכננת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kanenet comes from the root כ־נ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kanenet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kanenet.
What does Kanenet (כננת) mean in Hebrew?
Kanenet (כננת) means winch. It is said kanenet, with the stress on ne.
What rhymes with Kanenet (כננת)?
Words that rhyme with Kanenet (כננת) include שמנת, משענת, צנצנת, חותנת, טוחנת, and פנת.
Is Kanenet (כננת) masculine or feminine?
The word Kanenet (כננת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is כַּנָּנוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כננת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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