Mekhonan (מכונן) means machinery operator in Hebrew.
It can also mean motorman. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
machinery operator, motorman
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Mekhonan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותאחראי על המכונות בכלי שיט קטן (ספינת נוסעים בשכר ואוניית נוסעים קטנה).
- 2ימאותדֵרוּג במחלקת המכונה באוניית מנוע בצי המסחרי, מקביל בדרגתו למלח כשיר במחלקת הסיפון.
The word Mekhonan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְכוֹנָן
- Written without vowel points
- מכונן
- Said
- mekhonan
- Root
- כ־ו־נ
- Plural
- מְכוֹנָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' מְכוֹנָנִים; מְכוֹנָן־, ר' מְכוֹנָנֵי־
- Gematria
- 166
This is how Mekhonan is said in other languages.
- English
- machinery operator, motorman
These words mean nearly the same as Mekhonan.
These words rhyme with Mekhonan.
The word Mekhonan comes from the root כ־ו־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Mekhonan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mekhonan.
What does Mekhonan (מכונן) mean in Hebrew?
Mekhonan (מכונן) means machinery operator and motorman. It is said mekhonan, with the stress on nan.
What is a synonym for Mekhonan (מכונן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mekhonan (מכונן) are מנוען and מכונאי.
What rhymes with Mekhonan (מכונן)?
Words that rhyme with Mekhonan (מכונן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Mekhonan (מכונן) masculine or feminine?
The word Mekhonan (מכונן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מְכוֹנָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מכונן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.