Tikhon (תיכון) means middle in Hebrew.
It can also mean central and median. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
middle, central, median
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Tikhon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אמצעי, הנמצא בתווך.
וְרָחֲבָה וְנָסְבָה לְמַעְלָה לְמַעְלָה לַצְּלָעוֹת כִּי מוּסַב-הַבַּיִת לְמַעְלָה לְמַעְלָה סָבִיב סָבִיב לַבַּיִת עַל-כֵּן רֹחַב-לַבַּיִת לְמָעְלָה וְכֵן הַתַּחְתּוֹנָה יַעֲלֶה עַל-הָעֶלְיוֹנָה לַתִּיכוֹנָה
- 2גאומטריהקו היוצא מקודקוד המשולש וחוצה את הצלע שמולו.
- 3עממיקיצור של בית ספר תיכון.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tikhon is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- תִּיכוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- תיכון
- Said
- tikhon
- Root
- ת־ו־כ
- Pattern
- קִטְלוֹן
- Plural
- תִּיכוֹנִים
- Feminine form
- תִּיכוֹנָה
- Inflections
- נ' תִּיכוֹנָה; ר' תִּיכוֹנִים
- Gematria
- 486
This is how Tikhon is said in other languages.
- English
- middle, central, median
- Arabic
- أوسط, الثانوية
These words mean nearly the same as Tikhon.
These words rhyme with Tikhon.
The word Tikhon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הים התיכון
- המזרח התיכון
- המערב התיכון
- בית ספר תיכון
- האזן התיכונה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tikhon comes from the root ת־ו־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Tikhon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tikhon.
What does Tikhon (תיכון) mean in Hebrew?
Tikhon (תיכון) means middle, central, and median. It is said tikhon, with the stress on khon.
What is a synonym for Tikhon (תיכון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tikhon (תיכון) are אמצעי, בית ספר תיכון, and חטיבה עליונה.
What rhymes with Tikhon (תיכון)?
Words that rhyme with Tikhon (תיכון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תיכון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.