Meshunan (משונן) means sharp in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sharp
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Meshunan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חד, מושחז, מחודד, מלוטש, שנון.
- 2משוּנשָן, בעל שיניים קטנות, או בעל בליטות קטנות כשיניים.
- 3שזוכרים אותו על פה, מגולגל על השיניים כביכול.
- 4מן ש-נ-ן, שֻׁנַּן
- 5מן שֵׁן
The word Meshunan is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- מְשֻׁנָּן
- Written without vowel points
- משונן
- Said
- meshunan
- Root
- ש־נ־נ
- Pattern
- מְקֻטָּל
- Plural
- מְשֻׁנָּנִים
- Feminine form
- מְשֻׁנֶּנֶת
- Inflections
- ר' מְשֻׁנָּנִים; נ' מְשֻׁנֶּנֶת, נ"ר מְשֻׁנָּנוֹת
- Gematria
- 446
This is how Meshunan is said in other languages.
- English
- sharp
These words mean nearly the same as Meshunan.
- מחדדsharpener
- מלוטש
- משחז
- משנשן
- שנון
- חרוץfurrowed
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These words mean the opposite of Meshunan.
- קהה
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These words rhyme with Meshunan.
The word Meshunan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- סכין משננת
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The word Meshunan comes from the root ש־נ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Meshunan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Meshunan.
What does Meshunan (משונן) mean in Hebrew?
Meshunan (משונן) means sharp. It is said meshunan, with the stress on nan.
What is a synonym for Meshunan (משונן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Meshunan (משונן) are מחדד, מלוטש, משחז, משנשן, שנון, and חרוץ.
What is the opposite of Meshunan (משונן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Meshunan (משונן) are קהה.
What rhymes with Meshunan (משונן)?
Words that rhyme with Meshunan (משונן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry משנן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.