Khizun (חיזון) means chanting in Hebrew.
It can also mean intoning. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חִזּוּן
khizun
noun · masculine
In English
chanting, intoning
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Khizun.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נדירקריאת דברי תפילה בקול רם בבית־הכנסת, לרוב כשליח הציבור ובאופן מוזיקלי; פעולתו של החַזָּן.
- 2מנחם מורשת, לקסיקון הפועל שנתחדש בלשון התנאים, עמ' 82 ו-160 (1980).
- 3לדוגמה, בשנת 1585 פורסם בקונסטינופול (קושטא דאז) הספר "חזונים כמנהג המערביים שנתגוררו בסיזיליא", הכולל חיזונים רבים ומחזיק יותר משלוש מאות עמודים.
The word Khizun is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חִזּוּן
- Written without vowel points
- חיזון
- Said
- khizun
- Root
- ח־ז־נ
- Pattern
- קִטּוּל
- Plural
- חִזּוּנִים
- Inflections
- ר' חִזּוּנִים; חִזּוּן־, ר' חִזּוּנֵי־; כ' חִזּוּנִי, חִזּוּנְךָ, חִזּוּנֵךְ, חִזּוּנֵנוּ; חִזּוּנַי, חִזּוּנָיו, חִזּוּנֶיהָ, חִזּוּנֵינוּ
- Gematria
- 81
This is how Khizun is said in other languages.
- English
- chanting, intoning
These words rhyme with Khizun.
The word Khizun comes from the root ח־ז־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khizun in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khizun.
What does Khizun (חיזון) mean in Hebrew?
Khizun (חיזון) means chanting and intoning. It is said khizun, with the stress on zun.
What rhymes with Khizun (חיזון)?
Words that rhyme with Khizun (חיזון) include סיפון, ארגון, אמון, ציון, נתון, and חיסון.
Is Khizun (חיזון) masculine or feminine?
The word Khizun (חיזון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חִזּוּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חזון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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