Lakhan (לחן) means melody in Hebrew.
It can also mean lyric. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
melody, lyric
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Lakhan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ניגון, נעימה; הטעמה.
The word Lakhan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- לַחַן
- Written without vowel points
- לחן
- Said
- lakhan
- Root
- ל־ח־נ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- לְחָנים
- Inflections
- ר' לְחָנים, לַחֲנֵי־
- Gematria
- 88
This is how Lakhan is said in other languages.
- English
- melody, lyric
- Yiddish
- מעלאָדיע
These words mean nearly the same as Lakhan.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Lakhan.
The word Lakhan comes from the root ל־ח־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Lakhan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Lakhan.
What does Lakhan (לחן) mean in Hebrew?
Lakhan (לחן) means melody and lyric. It is said lakhan, with the stress on la.
What is a synonym for Lakhan (לחן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Lakhan (לחן) are מנגינה, נעימה, ניגון, and הטעמה.
What rhymes with Lakhan (לחן)?
Words that rhyme with Lakhan (לחן) include בחן.
Is Lakhan (לחן) masculine or feminine?
The word Lakhan (לחן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is לְחָנים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לחן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.