Sakhkan (שחקן) means player in Hebrew.
It can also mean actor. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
player, actor
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Sakhkan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שלוקח חלק בפעילות אינטרקטיבית הנעשית לשם הנאה או בידור, בין אם לבדו ובין אם מול אחרים כמותו.
- 2מי שתפקידו לגלם דמות במחזות או בסרטים.
- 3בהשאלהמי שמעמיד פנים, מתחזה.
The word Sakhkan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׂחְקָן
- Written without vowel points
- שחקן
- Said
- sakhkan
- Root
- ש־ח־ק
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- שַׂחְקָנִים
- Feminine form
- שַׂחְקָנִית
- Inflections
- ר' שַׂחְקָנִים; נ' שַׂחְקָנִית, נ"ר שַׂחְקָנִיּוֹת; שַׂחְקַן־, ר' שַׂחְקָנֵי־
- Gematria
- 458
This is how Sakhkan is said in other languages.
- English
- player, actor
- Arabic
- لاعِب, مُمَثِّل
- Russian
- актёр
- French
- acteur
- German
- schauspieler
These words mean nearly the same as Sakhkan.
- צבוע
- זאב בעור כבש
- ספורטאיsportsman
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These words rhyme with Sakhkan.
The word Sakhkan comes from the root ש־ח־ק, like these words.
This is where the word Sakhkan comes from.
מחידושי דוד ילין.
These words come before and after Sakhkan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sakhkan.
What does Sakhkan (שחקן) mean in Hebrew?
Sakhkan (שחקן) means player and actor. It is said sakhkan, with the stress on kan.
What is a synonym for Sakhkan (שחקן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sakhkan (שחקן) are צבוע, זאב בעור כבש, and ספורטאי.
What rhymes with Sakhkan (שחקן)?
Words that rhyme with Sakhkan (שחקן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Sakhkan (שחקן) masculine or feminine?
The word Sakhkan (שחקן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שַׂחְקָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שחקן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.