Kinyan (קניין) means property in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
property
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kinyan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רכוש
מִקְנֵהֶם וְקִנְיָנָם וְכָל־בְּהֶמְתָּם, הֲלוֹא לָנוּ הֵם; אַךְ נֵאוֹתָה לָהֶם, וְיֵשְׁבוּ אִתָּנוּ.
- 2פעולה המחילה בעלות על דבר. מעבר מרשות האחר אל רשות הקונה וזכותו.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kinyan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קִנְיָן
- Written without vowel points
- קניין
- Said
- kinyan
- Root
- ק־נ־ה
- Pattern
- קִטְלָן
- Inflections
- קִנְיַן־
- Gematria
- 220
This is how Kinyan is said in other languages.
- English
- property
These words mean nearly the same as Kinyan.
- מקנה
- נכס
- רכושproperty
- רכישה
- רכשpurchase
- מאוד
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These words mean the opposite of Kinyan.
- הפקר
- מכירה
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These words rhyme with Kinyan.
The word Kinyan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- זכות הקנין
- קנין רוחני
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The word Kinyan comes from the root ק־נ־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Kinyan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kinyan.
What does Kinyan (קניין) mean in Hebrew?
Kinyan (קניין) means property. It is said kinyan, with the stress on yan.
What is a synonym for Kinyan (קניין)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kinyan (קניין) are מקנה, נכס, רכוש, רכישה, רכש, and מאוד.
What is the opposite of Kinyan (קניין)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kinyan (קניין) are הפקר and מכירה.
What rhymes with Kinyan (קניין)?
Words that rhyme with Kinyan (קניין) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קנין of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.