La'na (לענה) means mugwort in Hebrew.
It can also mean wormwood. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
mugwort, wormwood
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for La'na.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סוג של צמח בר ממשפחת המורכבים הכולל כ־180 מינים, אשר ארבעה מהם מצויים בארץ. חלק ממיניו משמשים לרפואה, וכן לתיבול משקאות אלכוהוליים (כגון האבסינת). ידועה במיוחד בטעמה המריר, ועל כן היא משמשת סמל לכל דבר רע ומר.
לָכֵן כֹּה אָמַר יהוה צְבָאוֹת, אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל; הִנְנִי מַאֲכִילָם אֶת הָעָם הַזֶּה לַעֲנָה, וְהִשְׁקִיתִים מֵי רֹאשׁ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word La'na is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- לַעֲנָה
- Written without vowel points
- לענה
- Said
- la'na
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- לְעָנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' לְעָנוֹת; לַעֲנַת־, ר' לַעֲנוֹת־
- Gematria
- 155
This is how La'na is said in other languages.
- English
- mugwort, wormwood
- Arabic
- شيح, حبق الراعي
- Russian
- полынь
- French
- armoise
- Spanish
- ajenjo
- German
- Wermut
These words rhyme with La'na.
The word La'na is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מר כלענה
- שורש פורה ראש ולענה
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These words come before and after La'na in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word La'na.
What does La'na (לענה) mean in Hebrew?
La'na (לענה) means mugwort and wormwood. It is said la'na, with the stress on na.
What rhymes with La'na (לענה)?
Words that rhyme with La'na (לענה) include מדינה, תכונה, ספינה, תמונה, מכונה, and הגנה.
Is La'na (לענה) masculine or feminine?
The word La'na (לענה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is לְעָנוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לענה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.