Khnun (חנון) means nerd in Hebrew.
It can also mean geek. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
nerd, geek
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khnun.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סלנגכינוי גנאי לאדם ממושמע לחלוטין, או לאדם שהוא רך באפיו.
The word Khnun is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- חְנוּן
- Written without vowel points
- חנון
- Said
- khnun
- Root
- ח־נ־נ
- Pattern
- קְטוּל
- Plural
- חְנוּנִים
- Feminine form
- חְנוּנִית
- Inflections
- ר' חְנוּנִים; נ' חְנוּנִית; נ"ר חְנוּנִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 114
This is how Khnun is said in other languages.
- English
- nerd, geek
These words mean nearly the same as Khnun.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khnun.
The word Khnun comes from the root ח־נ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khnun in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khnun.
What does Khnun (חנון) mean in Hebrew?
Khnun (חנון) means nerd and geek. It is said khnun, with the stress on khnun.
What is a synonym for Khnun (חנון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khnun (חנון) are זיגי, יורם, לפלף, חננה, שרגא, and חנאן.
What rhymes with Khnun (חנון)?
Words that rhyme with Khnun (חנון) include סיפון, ארגון, אמון, ציון, נתון, and חיסון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חנון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.