Nagan (נגן) means player in Hebrew.
It can also mean instrumentalist. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
player, instrumentalist
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nagan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שמבצע יצירות מוזיקליות באמצעות כלי נגינה, אם באופן עצמאי, ואם כחלק מלהקה.
The word Nagan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נַגָּן
- Written without vowel points
- נגן
- Said
- nagan
- Root
- נ־ג־נ
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Plural
- נַגָּנִים
- Feminine form
- נַגָּנִית
- Inflections
- נ' נַגָּנִית, ר' נַגָּנִים, נַגָּנֵי־
- Gematria
- 103
This is how Nagan is said in other languages.
- English
- player, instrumentalist
These words mean nearly the same as Nagan.
- מוזיקאי
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These words rhyme with Nagan.
The word Nagan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נגן מדיה
- רב נגן
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The word Nagan comes from the root נ־ג־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Nagan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nagan.
What does Nagan (נגן) mean in Hebrew?
Nagan (נגן) means player and instrumentalist. It is said nagan, with the stress on gan.
What is a synonym for Nagan (נגן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nagan (נגן) are מוזיקאי.
What rhymes with Nagan (נגן)?
Words that rhyme with Nagan (נגן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Nagan (נגן) masculine or feminine?
The word Nagan (נגן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נַגָּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נגן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.