Tekhina (תחינה) means plea in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
plea
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tekhina.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בקשת רחמים.
...לְמַעַן הַחֲרִימָם לְבִלְתִּי הֱיוֹת־לָהֶם תְּחִנָּה כִּי לְמַעַן הַשְׁמִידָם כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יהוה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tekhina is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תְּחִנָּה
- Written without vowel points
- תחינה
- Said
- tekhina
- Root
- ח־נ־נ
- Pattern
- תַּקְטֵלָה
- Plural
- תְּחִנּוֹת
- Inflections
- תְּחִנַּת־; ר' תְּחִנּוֹת
- Gematria
- 473
This is how Tekhina is said in other languages.
- English
- plea
- Yiddish
- געבעט
These words mean nearly the same as Tekhina.
These words rhyme with Tekhina.
The word Tekhina is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הפיל תחנה
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The word Tekhina comes from the root ח־נ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Tekhina in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tekhina.
What does Tekhina (תחינה) mean in Hebrew?
Tekhina (תחינה) means plea. It is said tekhina, with the stress on na.
What is a synonym for Tekhina (תחינה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tekhina (תחינה) are תפילה.
What rhymes with Tekhina (תחינה)?
Words that rhyme with Tekhina (תחינה) include מדינה, תכונה, ספינה, תמונה, מכונה, and הגנה.
Is Tekhina (תחינה) masculine or feminine?
The word Tekhina (תחינה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is תְּחִנּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תחנה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.