Tana (תנא) means tannai in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תַּנָּא
tana
noun · masculine
In English
tannai
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tana.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חכם יהודי שחי בתקופת המשנה או המוזכר במשנה.
The word Tana is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תַּנָּא
- Written without vowel points
- תנא
- Said
- tana
- Root
- ת־נ־א
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Plural
- תַּנָּאִים
- Inflections
- ר' תַּנָּאִים; תַּנָּא־, ר' תַּנָּאֵי־
- Gematria
- 451
This is how Tana is said in other languages.
- English
- tannai
These words rhyme with Tana.
The word Tana is part of these phrases and sayings.
- תנא ברא
- תנא בתרא
- תנא דמסיע
- תנא קמא
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These words come before and after Tana in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tana.
What does Tana (תנא) mean in Hebrew?
Tana (תנא) means tannai. It is said tana, with the stress on na.
What rhymes with Tana (תנא)?
Words that rhyme with Tana (תנא) include מדינה, תכונה, ספינה, תמונה, מכונה, and הגנה.
Is Tana (תנא) masculine or feminine?
The word Tana (תנא) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תַּנָּאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תנא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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