Kaykhan (כייחן) means expectorant in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כַּיְחָן
kaykhan
noun · masculine
In English
expectorant
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kaykhan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם הנוהג לירוק ולכייח לעתים קרובות.
- 2כיח הוא ריר המצטבר בדרכי הנשימה. הוצאת הריר באמצעות שיעול היא כיוח. כייחן נוצר במשקל קַטְלָן המציין, בין השאר, תכונות: ביישן, שתקן, רגזן.
The word Kaykhan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּיְחָן
- Written without vowel points
- כייחן
- Said
- kaykhan
- Root
- כ־י־ח
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- כַּיְחָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' כַּיְחָנִים
- Gematria
- 98
This is how Kaykhan is said in other languages.
- English
- expectorant
These words rhyme with Kaykhan.
The word Kaykhan comes from the root כ־י־ח, like these words.
These words come before and after Kaykhan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kaykhan.
What does Kaykhan (כייחן) mean in Hebrew?
Kaykhan (כייחן) means expectorant. It is said kaykhan, with the stress on khan.
What rhymes with Kaykhan (כייחן)?
Words that rhyme with Kaykhan (כייחן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Kaykhan (כייחן) masculine or feminine?
The word Kaykhan (כייחן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כַּיְחָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כיחן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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