Nakhshon (נחשון) means Anhinga in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נַחְשׁוֹן
nakhshon
noun · masculine
In English
Anhinga
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Nakhshon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סדרה של פתולים, צינור פתלתל, או קטע דרך מלא עקלקלים.
- 2מין עוף מים המשתייך למשפחת הנחשוניים הקרובה לשקנאים ולקורמורנים.
- 3בוטניקהצינור האבקה, שלוחה ציטופלסמטית של גרגר אבקה הנובטת בעת האבקה.
The word Nakhshon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נַחְשׁוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- נחשון
- Said
- nakhshon
- Root
- נ־ח־ש
- Pattern
- קַטְלוֹן
- Inflections
- נַחְשׁוֹן- ר' נַחְשׁוֹנִים נַחְשׁוֹני-
- Gematria
- 414
This is how Nakhshon is said in other languages.
- English
- Anhinga
These words rhyme with Nakhshon.
The word Nakhshon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נחשון נביטה
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The word Nakhshon comes from the root נ־ח־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Nakhshon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nakhshon.
What does Nakhshon (נחשון) mean in Hebrew?
Nakhshon (נחשון) means Anhinga. It is said nakhshon, with the stress on shon.
What rhymes with Nakhshon (נחשון)?
Words that rhyme with Nakhshon (נחשון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is Nakhshon (נחשון) masculine or feminine?
The word Nakhshon (נחשון) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נחשון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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