Shadkhanut (שדכנות) means matchmaking in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שַׁדְכָנוּת
shadkhanut
noun · feminine
In English
matchmaking
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shadkhanut.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1התאמה בין איש ואישה במטרה להשיאם זה לזה.
The word Shadkhanut is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁדְכָנוּת
- Written without vowel points
- שדכנות
- Said
- shadkhanut
- Root
- ש־ד־כ
- Plural
- שַׁדְכָנוּת-
- Inflections
- ר' שַׁדְכָנוּת-
- Gematria
- 780
This is how Shadkhanut is said in other languages.
- English
- matchmaking
- German
- Eheanbahnung, Heiratsvermittlung, Kuppelei
These words rhyme with Shadkhanut.
The word Shadkhanut comes from the root ש־ד־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shadkhanut in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shadkhanut.
What does Shadkhanut (שדכנות) mean in Hebrew?
Shadkhanut (שדכנות) means matchmaking. It is said shadkhanut, with the stress on nut.
What rhymes with Shadkhanut (שדכנות)?
Words that rhyme with Shadkhanut (שדכנות) include אומנות, חוט, שירות, התנהגות, מהירות, and פעילות.
Is Shadkhanut (שדכנות) masculine or feminine?
The word Shadkhanut (שדכנות) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שַׁדְכָנוּת-.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שדכנות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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