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Pnay (פנאי) means leisure in Hebrew.

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

פְּנַאי
pnay
noun · masculine
In English

leisure, recreation

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with פ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Pnay.

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

  1. 1
    זמן פנוי; זמן שאין בו עניינים דחופים להתעסק עמם והמוקדש עפ"ר לעצמי.

The word Pnay is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
פְּנַאי
Written without vowel points
פנאי
Said
pnay
Root
פ־נ־ה
Pattern
קְטָל
Gematria
141

This is how Pnay is said in other languages.

English
leisure, recreation
Arabic
استجمام
Russian
досуг, отдых
French
loisir, récréation
Spanish
ocio, recreación
German
Freizeit, Muße, Erholung

These words mean nearly the same as Pnay.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words mean the opposite of Pnay.

  • דחק
  • עומס
  • תעסוקה

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with Pnay.

The word Pnay is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • תרבות פנאי

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The word Pnay comes from the root פ־נ־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Pnay in the dictionary.

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What does Pnay (⁨פנאי⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Pnay (⁨פנאי⁩) means leisure and recreation. It is said pnay, with the stress on pnay.

What is a synonym for Pnay (⁨פנאי⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Pnay (⁨פנאי⁩) are ⁨בטלה⁩, ⁨הפוגה⁩, ⁨מרגוע⁩, ⁨ניחותא⁩, and ⁨רגע דל⁩.

What is the opposite of Pnay (⁨פנאי⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Pnay (⁨פנאי⁩) are ⁨דחק⁩, ⁨עומס⁩, and ⁨תעסוקה⁩.

What rhymes with Pnay (⁨פנאי⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Pnay (⁨פנאי⁩) include ⁨חקלאי⁩, ⁨תנאי⁩, ⁨חי⁩, ⁨גיא⁩, ⁨הגאי⁩, and ⁨אולי⁩.

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

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