Teken (תקן) means standard in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תֶּקֶן
teken
noun · masculine
In English
standard
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Teken.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מפרט או שיטה מקובלים, ואף במקרים מסוימים מחייבים, ליישום בתחום מסוים (בתעשייה, בשירותים, בלשון וכיו״ב).
The word Teken is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תֶּקֶן
- Written without vowel points
- תקן
- Said
- teken
- Root
- ת־ק־נ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- תְּקָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' תְּקָנִים; תֶּקֶן־, ר' תִּקְנֵי־
- Gematria
- 550
This is how Teken is said in other languages.
- English
- standard
These words mean nearly the same as Teken.
The word Teken is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Teken comes from the root ת־ק־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Teken in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Teken.
What does Teken (תקן) mean in Hebrew?
Teken (תקן) means standard. It is said teken, with the stress on te.
What is a synonym for Teken (תקן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Teken (תקן) are סטנדרט.
Is Teken (תקן) masculine or feminine?
The word Teken (תקן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תְּקָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תקן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.