Tmanun (תמנון) means octopus in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תְּמָנוּן
tmanun
noun · masculine
In English
octopus
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tmanun.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט מסדרת בעלי חיים ממחלקת ראש־הרגלאים שבמחלקת הרכיכות. בעל ראש וגוף דמוי שק אליו מחוברות שמונה זרועות.
- 2בהשאלהארגון חובק־כל, בעל שלוחות רבות.
The word Tmanun is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תְּמָנוּן
- Written without vowel points
- תמנון
- Said
- tmanun
- Plural
- תְּמָנוּנִים
- Inflections
- ר' תְּמָנוּנִים, ס"ר תְּמָנוּנֵי־
- Gematria
- 546
This is how Tmanun is said in other languages.
- English
- octopus
- Arabic
- أخطبوط
- Russian
- осьминог
- French
- pieuvre, poulpe
- Spanish
- pulpo
- German
- Oktopus, Krake
These words rhyme with Tmanun.
These words come before and after Tmanun in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tmanun.
What does Tmanun (תמנון) mean in Hebrew?
Tmanun (תמנון) means octopus. It is said tmanun, with the stress on nun.
What rhymes with Tmanun (תמנון)?
Words that rhyme with Tmanun (תמנון) include סיפון, ארגון, אמון, ציון, נתון, and חיסון.
Is Tmanun (תמנון) masculine or feminine?
The word Tmanun (תמנון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תְּמָנוּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תמנון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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