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Kanenet ogen (כננת עוגן) means anchor windlass in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

כַּנֶּנֶת עֹגֶן
kanenet ogen
noun · feminine
In English

anchor windlass

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with כ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Kanenet ogen.

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

  1. 1
    מכונת סיפון בחרטום אונייה או ספינה, המשמשת להרמה ולהורדה של עוגני החרטום ובדרך כלל גם למשיכה של חבלי ההתקשרות.

The word Kanenet ogen is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
כַּנֶּנֶת עֹגֶן
Written without vowel points
כננת עוגן
Said
kanenet ogen
Root
כ־נ־נ
Plural
כַּנָּנוֹת עֹגֶן
Inflections
ר' כַּנָּנוֹת עֹגֶן
Gematria
649

This is how Kanenet ogen is said in other languages.

English
anchor windlass
French
guindeau
German
Ankerwinde

These words mean nearly the same as Kanenet ogen.

The word Kanenet ogen comes from the root כ־נ־נ, like these words.

These words come before and after Kanenet ogen in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Kanenet ogen.

What does Kanenet ogen (⁨כננת עוגן⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kanenet ogen (⁨כננת עוגן⁩) means anchor windlass. It is said kanenet ogen, with the stress on ne.

What is a synonym for Kanenet ogen (⁨כננת עוגן⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Kanenet ogen (⁨כננת עוגן⁩) are ⁨מדלה עוגן⁩.

Is Kanenet ogen (⁨כננת עוגן⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Kanenet ogen (⁨כננת עוגן⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨כַּנָּנוֹת עֹגֶן⁩.

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

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