Mekhona (מכונה) means base in Hebrew.
It can also mean cage. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
base, cage
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Mekhona.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כַּן, בסיס, יסוד להקים עליו מבנה קבע.
- 2כלוב לחיות ועופות.
The word Mekhona is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְכוֹנָה
- Written without vowel points
- מכונה
- Said
- mekhona
- Root
- כ־ו־נ
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵלָה
- Plural
- מְכוֹנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מְכוֹנוֹת; מְכוֹנַת־, ר' מְכוֹנוֹת־
- Gematria
- 121
This is how Mekhona is said in other languages.
- English
- base, cage
- French
- bassîsse, cage
- German
- Basis, Käfig
These words mean nearly the same as Mekhona.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Mekhona.
The word Mekhona comes from the root כ־ו־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Mekhona in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mekhona.
What does Mekhona (מכונה) mean in Hebrew?
Mekhona (מכונה) means base and cage. It is said mekhona, with the stress on na.
What is a synonym for Mekhona (מכונה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mekhona (מכונה) are מכון, כן, כנה, בסיס, and מסד.
What rhymes with Mekhona (מכונה)?
Words that rhyme with Mekhona (מכונה) include מדינה, תכונה, ספינה, תמונה, הגנה, and גבינה.
Is Mekhona (מכונה) masculine or feminine?
The word Mekhona (מכונה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מְכוֹנוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מכונה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.