Khankan (חנקן) means nitrogen in Hebrew.
It can also mean shrike. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חַנְקָן
khankan
noun · masculine
In English
nitrogen, shrike
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khankan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יסוד כימי גזי, סמלו בטבלה המחזורית הוא N, ומספרו האטומי 7. החנקן מרכיב חיוני בגוף בעלי החיים.
- 2פרט ממשפחה של ציפורי־שיר קטנות, מקורו מכופף והוא ניזון ממזון חי שאותו הוא משפד על עצמים בולטים בשטח.
The word Khankan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חַנְקָן
- Written without vowel points
- חנקן
- Said
- khankan
- Root
- ח־נ־ק
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Gematria
- 208
This is how Khankan is said in other languages.
- English
- nitrogen, shrike
- Arabic
- نيتروجين
- Russian
- азот
- French
- azote
- Spanish
- nitrógeno
These words rhyme with Khankan.
The word Khankan comes from the root ח־נ־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Khankan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khankan.
What does Khankan (חנקן) mean in Hebrew?
Khankan (חנקן) means nitrogen and shrike. It is said khankan, with the stress on kan.
What rhymes with Khankan (חנקן)?
Words that rhyme with Khankan (חנקן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Khankan (חנקן) masculine or feminine?
The word Khankan (חנקן) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חנקן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.