Shakhun (שחון) means overheated in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
overheated
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shakhun.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מטאורולוגיהחם ויבש.
The word Shakhun is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁחוּן
- Written without vowel points
- שחון
- Said
- shakhun
- Root
- ש־ח־נ
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- שְחוּנִים
- Feminine form
- שְׁחוּנָה
- Inflections
- נ' שְׁחוּנָה, ר' שְחוּנִים, נ"ר שְׁחוּנוֹת
- Gematria
- 364
This is how Shakhun is said in other languages.
- English
- overheated
- Arabic
- ساخن
These words mean nearly the same as Shakhun.
- שרבי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Shakhun.
- גשום
- לח
- רווי
- רווהsaturate
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Shakhun.
The word Shakhun is part of these phrases and sayings.
- קיטור שחון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Shakhun comes from the root ש־ח־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shakhun in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shakhun.
What does Shakhun (שחון) mean in Hebrew?
Shakhun (שחון) means overheated. It is said shakhun, with the stress on khun.
What is a synonym for Shakhun (שחון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shakhun (שחון) are שרבי.
What is the opposite of Shakhun (שחון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shakhun (שחון) are גשום, לח, רווי, and רווה.
What rhymes with Shakhun (שחון)?
Words that rhyme with Shakhun (שחון) include סיפון, ארגון, אמון, ציון, נתון, and חיסון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שחון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.