Khen (חן) means grace in Hebrew.
It can also mean charm. It is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
grace, charm
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תכונת נחמדות, אטרקטיביות, מראה חביב ויפה.
יָפְיָפִיתָ מִבְּנֵי אָדָם, הוּצַק חֵן בְּשְׂפְתוֹתֶיךָ; עַל-כֵּן בֵּרַכְךָ אֱלֹהִים לְעוֹלָם.
- 2שם פרטי לזכר ולנקבה.
וְהָעֲטָרֹת תִּהְיֶה לְחֵלֶם וּלְטוֹבִיָּה וְלִידַעְיָה וּלְחֵן בֶּן-צְפַנְיָה לְזִכָּרוֹן בְּהֵיכַל יְהוָה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khen is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine.
- Written with vowel points
- חֵן
- Written without vowel points
- חן
- Said
- khen
- Root
- ח־נ־נ
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Inflections
- כ' חִנּוֹ, חִנָּהּ, חִנָּם
- Gematria
- 58
This is how Khen is said in other languages.
- English
- grace, charm
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The word Khen comes from the root ח־נ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khen in the dictionary.
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What does Khen (חן) mean in Hebrew?
Khen (חן) means grace and charm. It is said khen, with the stress on khen.
What is a synonym for Khen (חן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khen (חן) are יופי, יפעה, נועם, and הדר.
What is the opposite of Khen (חן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khen (חן) are כיעור.
What rhymes with Khen (חן)?
Words that rhyme with Khen (חן) include בן, שן, זקן, התקן, כן, and מאפיין.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.