Khorpan (חורפן) means mink in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חוֹרְפָּן
khorpan
noun · masculine
In English
mink
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khorpan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1טורף קטן הקרוב לחמוס מבחינה גנטית.
The word Khorpan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חוֹרְפָּן
- Written without vowel points
- חורפן
- Said
- khorpan
- Root
- ח־ר־פ
- Pattern
- קוֹטְלָן
- Plural
- חוֹרְפָּנִים
- Inflections
- ר' חוֹרְפָּנִים
- Gematria
- 344
This is how Khorpan is said in other languages.
- English
- mink
These words rhyme with Khorpan.
The word Khorpan comes from the root ח־ר־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khorpan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khorpan.
What does Khorpan (חורפן) mean in Hebrew?
Khorpan (חורפן) means mink. It is said khorpan, with the stress on pan.
What rhymes with Khorpan (חורפן)?
Words that rhyme with Khorpan (חורפן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Khorpan (חורפן) masculine or feminine?
The word Khorpan (חורפן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חוֹרְפָּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חורפן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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