Kivshan (כבשן) means furnace in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
furnace
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kivshan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תנור תעשייתי גדול, ששוררות בו טמפרטורות גבוהות מאוד, ומשמש להתכת עפרות ברזל, לייצור זכוכית, לשריפת כלי חרס, לשריפת פסולת ועוד.
וַיַּשְׁקֵף עַל פְּנֵי סְדֹם וַעֲמֹרָה וְעַל כָּל פְּנֵי אֶרֶץ הַכִּכָּר וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה עָלָה קִיטֹר הָאָרֶץ כְּקִיטֹר הַכִּבְשָׁן.
- 2תא הבערה של דוד קיטור.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kivshan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כִּבְשָׁן
- Written without vowel points
- כבשן
- Said
- kivshan
- Root
- כ־ב־ש
- Pattern
- קִטְלָן
- Plural
- כִּבְשָׁנִים
- Inflections
- ר' כִּבְשָׁנִים; כִּבְשַׁן־, ר' כִּבְשָׁנֵי־
- Gematria
- 372
This is how Kivshan is said in other languages.
- English
- furnace
- Russian
- печь
- French
- four
- German
- Ofen
These words mean nearly the same as Kivshan.
These words rhyme with Kivshan.
The word Kivshan comes from the root כ־ב־ש, like these words.
This is where the word Kivshan comes from.
השוו מן ערבית,כשם-עצם "כָּבַּשְֹ" (قَبَس), בהוראות: 1) אש שהתלקחה ממקור אש אחר. 2) לפיד, או כל כלי דומה המשמש להבערה.
These words come before and after Kivshan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kivshan.
What does Kivshan (כבשן) mean in Hebrew?
Kivshan (כבשן) means furnace. It is said kivshan, with the stress on shan.
What is a synonym for Kivshan (כבשן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kivshan (כבשן) are תנור.
What rhymes with Kivshan (כבשן)?
Words that rhyme with Kivshan (כבשן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Kivshan (כבשן) masculine or feminine?
The word Kivshan (כבשן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כִּבְשָׁנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כבשן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.