Nakhshon (נַחְשׁוֹן) means pioneer in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
pioneer
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nakhshon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עממיחלוץ, פורץ דרך, סולל דרך לבאים אחריו.
The word Nakhshon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נַחְשׁוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- נחשון
- Said
- nakhshon
- Inflections
- נַחְשׁוֹן- ר' נַחְשׁוֹנִים נַחְשׁוֹני-
- Gematria
- 414
This is how Nakhshon is said in other languages.
- English
- pioneer
These words mean nearly the same as Nakhshon.
- חלוץ
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Nakhshon.
These words come before and after Nakhshon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nakhshon.
What does Nakhshon (נַחְשׁוֹן) mean in Hebrew?
Nakhshon (נַחְשׁוֹן) means pioneer. It is said nakhshon, with the stress on shon.
What is a synonym for Nakhshon (נַחְשׁוֹן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nakhshon (נַחְשׁוֹן) are חלוץ.
What rhymes with Nakhshon (נַחְשׁוֹן)?
Words that rhyme with Nakhshon (נַחְשׁוֹן) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is Nakhshon (נַחְשׁוֹן) masculine or feminine?
The word Nakhshon (נַחְשׁוֹן) 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.