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Mikhnas (מכנס) means breech in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מִכְנָס
mikhnas
noun · masculine
In English

breech

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Mikhnas.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    כלי נשקהחלק האחורי של הקנה (קנה הרובה, קנה התותח ודומיהם).

The word Mikhnas is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מִכְנָס
Written without vowel points
מכנס
Said
mikhnas
Root
כ־נ־ס
Pattern
מִקְטָל
Plural
מִכְנָסִים
Inflections
ר' מִכְנָסִים
Gematria
170

This is how Mikhnas is said in other languages.

English
breech

These words mean the opposite of Mikhnas.

These words rhyme with Mikhnas.

The word Mikhnas is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Mikhnas comes from the root כ־נ־ס, like these words.

These words come before and after Mikhnas in the dictionary.

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What does Mikhnas (⁨מכנס⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Mikhnas (⁨מכנס⁩) means breech. It is said mikhnas, with the stress on nas.

What is the opposite of Mikhnas (⁨מכנס⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Mikhnas (⁨מכנס⁩) are ⁨לוע⁩.

What rhymes with Mikhnas (⁨מכנס⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Mikhnas (⁨מכנס⁩) include ⁨מפרש⁩, ⁨כלונס⁩, ⁨פס⁩, ⁨גס⁩, ⁨קירקס⁩, and ⁨הדס⁩.

Is Mikhnas (⁨מכנס⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Mikhnas (⁨מכנס⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨מִכְנָסִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מכנס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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