Shakhen (שכן) means neighbour in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
neighbour
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shakhen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שנמצא בקרבת־מקום.
וְשָׁאֲלָה אִשָּׁה מִשְּׁכֶנְתָּהּ וּמִגָּרַת בֵּיתָהּ, כְּלֵי־כֶסֶף וּכְלֵי זָהָב וּשְׂמָלֹת; וְשַׂמְתֶּם עַל־בְּנֵיכֶם וְעַל־בְּנֹתֵיכֶם, וְנִצַּלְתֶּם אֶת־מִצְרָיִם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shakhen is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁכֵן
- Written without vowel points
- שכן
- Said
- shakhen
- Root
- ש־כ־נ
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- שְׁכֵנִים
- Feminine form
- שְׁכֵנָה
- Inflections
- נ' שְׁכֵנָה, ר' שְׁכֵנִים, נ"ר שְׁכֵנוֹת,שְׁכֵן־
- Gematria
- 370
This is how Shakhen is said in other languages.
- English
- neighbour
- Arabic
- جار
- Russian
- сосед
- French
- voisin
- Spanish
- vecino
- German
- Nachbar
These words rhyme with Shakhen.
The word Shakhen is part of these phrases and sayings.
- טוב שכן קרוב מאח רחוק
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The word Shakhen comes from the root ש־כ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shakhen in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shakhen.
What does Shakhen (שכן) mean in Hebrew?
Shakhen (שכן) means neighbour. It is said shakhen, with the stress on khen.
What rhymes with Shakhen (שכן)?
Words that rhyme with Shakhen (שכן) include בן, שן, זקן, התקן, כן, and מאפיין.
Is Shakhen (שכן) masculine or feminine?
The word Shakhen (שכן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁכֵנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שכן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.