Takhana (טחנה) means mill in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
mill
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Takhana.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מתקן לגריסת חומרים לקמח, אבקה או לפירורים דקים, כגון גרעיני תבואה, זרעים ועוד; וגם המבנה כולו בו נמצא מתקן זה.
- 2גריסה, טחינה, פעולת אבני הריחיים.
וְסֻגְּרוּ דְלָתַיִם בַּשּׁוּק בִּשְׁפַל קוֹל הַטַּחֲנָה, וְיָקוּם לְקוֹל הַצִּפּוֹר, וְיִשַּׁחוּ כָּל בְּנוֹת הַשִּׁיר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Takhana is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- טַחֲנָה
- Written without vowel points
- טחנה
- Said
- takhana
- Root
- ט־ח־נ
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- טַחֲנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' טַחֲנוֹת; טַחֲנַת־, ר' טַחֲנוֹת־
- Gematria
- 72
This is how Takhana is said in other languages.
- English
- mill
- Arabic
- طاحونة
- Russian
- мельница
These words rhyme with Takhana.
The word Takhana is part of these phrases and sayings.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Takhana comes from the root ט־ח־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Takhana in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Takhana.
What does Takhana (טחנה) mean in Hebrew?
Takhana (טחנה) means mill. It is said takhana, with the stress on na.
What rhymes with Takhana (טחנה)?
Words that rhyme with Takhana (טחנה) include מדינה, תכונה, ספינה, תמונה, מכונה, and הגנה.
Is Takhana (טחנה) masculine or feminine?
The word Takhana (טחנה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is טַחֲנוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry טחנה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.