Pakhman (פחמן) means carbon in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פַּחְמָן
pakhman
noun · masculine
In English
carbon
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Pakhman.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יסוד כימי שמספרו האטומי 6 וסימולו הכימי C. הפחמן מהווה אבן יסוד של חומרים אורגניים.
The word Pakhman is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פַּחְמָן
- Written without vowel points
- פחמן
- Said
- pakhman
- Root
- פ־ח־מ
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- פַּחְמָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' פַּחְמָנִים; פַּחְמַן־
- Gematria
- 178
This is how Pakhman is said in other languages.
- English
- carbon
- Arabic
- كربون
- Russian
- углерод
- French
- carbone
- Spanish
- carbono
- German
- Kohlenstoff
These words rhyme with Pakhman.
The word Pakhman is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Pakhman comes from the root פ־ח־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Pakhman in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pakhman.
What does Pakhman (פחמן) mean in Hebrew?
Pakhman (פחמן) means carbon. It is said pakhman, with the stress on man.
What rhymes with Pakhman (פחמן)?
Words that rhyme with Pakhman (פחמן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and סימן.
Is Pakhman (פחמן) masculine or feminine?
The word Pakhman (פחמן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פַּחְמָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פחמן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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