Kavan (כוון) means Saturn in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Saturn
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kavan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ארכאיאחד מכוכבי הלכת שבמערכת השמש, לו היו סוגדים בימי קדם באמצעות מאפים.
הַבָּנִים מְלַקְּטִים עֵצִים וְהָאָבוֹת מְבַעֲרִים אֶת הָאֵשׁ וְהַנָּשִׁים לָשׁוֹת בָּצֵק לַעֲשׂוֹת כַּוָּנִים לִמְלֶכֶת הַשָּׁמַיִם...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kavan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּוָּן
- Written without vowel points
- כוון
- Said
- kavan
- Root
- כ־ו־נ
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Plural
- כַּוָּנִים
- Inflections
- ר' כַּוָּנִים
- Gematria
- 82
This is how Kavan is said in other languages.
- English
- Saturn
These words mean nearly the same as Kavan.
- שבתאי
- סטורן
- מוביל חבלchucks
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The word Kavan comes from the root כ־ו־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kavan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kavan.
What does Kavan (כוון) mean in Hebrew?
Kavan (כוון) means Saturn. It is said kavan, with the stress on ka.
What is a synonym for Kavan (כוון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kavan (כוון) are שבתאי, סטורן, and מוביל חבל.
Is Kavan (כוון) masculine or feminine?
The word Kavan (כוון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כַּוָּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.