Sakana (סכנה) means danger in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
סַכָּנָה
sakana
noun · feminine
In English
danger
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sakana.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מצב שבו יש אפשרות שמישהו או משהו ייפגע או יאבד.
The word Sakana is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סַכָּנָה
- Written without vowel points
- סכנה
- Said
- sakana
- Root
- ס־כ־נ
- Pattern
- קַטָּלָה
- Plural
- סַכָּנוֹת
- Inflections
- סַכָּנַת־, ר' סַכָּנוֹת
- Gematria
- 135
This is how Sakana is said in other languages.
- English
- danger
- Arabic
- خَطَر
- Spanish
- peligro
These words rhyme with Sakana.
The word Sakana is part of these phrases and sayings.
- סכנת חיים
- סכנת מוות
- סכנת נפשות
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The word Sakana comes from the root ס־כ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Sakana in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sakana.
What does Sakana (סכנה) mean in Hebrew?
Sakana (סכנה) means danger. It is said sakana, with the stress on na.
What rhymes with Sakana (סכנה)?
Words that rhyme with Sakana (סכנה) include מדינה, תכונה, ספינה, תמונה, מכונה, and הגנה.
Is Sakana (סכנה) masculine or feminine?
The word Sakana (סכנה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is סַכָּנוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סכנה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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