Khazan (חזן) means cantor in Hebrew.
It can also mean hazan. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cantor, hazan
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khazan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון חז"לאדם שקורא את התפילות בבית הכנסת בקול רם או בניגון לפני קהל המתפללים.
- 2לשון חז"למשגיח ומפקח בבית כנסת, בבית ספר ובבית דין.
The word Khazan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חַזָּן
- Written without vowel points
- חזן
- Said
- khazan
- Root
- ח־ז־נ
- Plural
- חַזָּנִים
- Inflections
- ר' חַזָּנִים; חַזַּן־, ר' חַזָּנֵי־
- Gematria
- 65
This is how Khazan is said in other languages.
- English
- cantor, hazan
These words mean nearly the same as Khazan.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khazan.
The word Khazan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חזן בית הכנסת
- חזן הכנסת
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The word Khazan comes from the root ח־ז־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khazan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khazan.
What does Khazan (חזן) mean in Hebrew?
Khazan (חזן) means cantor and hazan. It is said khazan, with the stress on zan.
What is a synonym for Khazan (חזן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khazan (חזן) are שליח ציבור and ש"ץ.
What rhymes with Khazan (חזן)?
Words that rhyme with Khazan (חזן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Khazan (חזן) masculine or feminine?
The word Khazan (חזן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חַזָּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חזן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.