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Nin (נין) means great grandson in Hebrew.

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

נִין
nin
noun · masculine
In English

great grandson

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with נ

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nin.

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

  1. 1
    לשון המקראהדור הראשון בילידי האדם, בן.
    וְעַתָּה, הִשָּׁבְעָה לִּי בֵאלֹהִים הֵנָּה, אִם-תִּשְׁקֹר לִי, וּלְנִינִי וּלְנֶכְדִּי; כַּחֶסֶד אֲשֶׁר-עָשִׂיתִי עִמְּךָ, תַּעֲשֶׂה עִמָּדִי, וְעִם-הָאָרֶץ, אֲשֶׁר-גַּרְתָּה בָּהּ
  2. 2
    צאצא מהדור השלישי; בנו של הנכד או של הנכדה.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Nin is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
נִין
Written without vowel points
נין
Said
nin
Root
נ־י־נ
Pattern
קִיל
Plural
נִינִים
Feminine form
נִינָה
Inflections
נ' נִינָה; ר' נִינִים, נ"ר נִינוֹת
Gematria
110

This is how Nin is said in other languages.

English
great grandson
Russian
правнук

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The word Nin comes from the root נ־י־נ, like these words.

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What does Nin (⁨נין⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Nin (⁨נין⁩) means great grandson. It is said nin, with the stress on nin.

What is a synonym for Nin (⁨נין⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Nin (⁨נין⁩) are ⁨ריבע⁩.

What is the opposite of Nin (⁨נין⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Nin (⁨נין⁩) are ⁨סבא רבא⁩ and ⁨סבתא רבתא⁩.

What rhymes with Nin (⁨נין⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Nin (⁨נין⁩) include ⁨מין⁩, ⁨גרעין⁩, ⁨מן⁩, ⁨תבלין⁩, ⁨דין⁩, and ⁨נישואין⁩.

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

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