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Tsalvan (צלבן) means crusader in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

צַלְבָן
tsalvan
noun · masculine
In English

crusader

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with צ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Tsalvan.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    נוסע או משתתף באחד ממסעות הצלב באירופה של ימי הביניים.

The word Tsalvan is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
צַלְבָן
Written without vowel points
צלבן
Said
tsalvan
Root
צ־ל־ב
Pattern
קַטְלָן
Plural
צַלְבָנִים
Inflections
ר' צַלְבָנִים; צַלְבַן־, צַלְבָנֵי־
Gematria
172

This is how Tsalvan is said in other languages.

English
crusader
Arabic
صليبي
Russian
крестоносец
French
croisé
German
Kreuzritter, Kreuzzügler, Kreuzfahrer

These words mean nearly the same as Tsalvan.

These words rhyme with Tsalvan.

The word Tsalvan comes from the root צ־ל־ב, like these words.

These words come before and after Tsalvan in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Tsalvan.

What does Tsalvan (⁨צלבן⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Tsalvan (⁨צלבן⁩) means crusader. It is said tsalvan, with the stress on van.

What is a synonym for Tsalvan (⁨צלבן⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Tsalvan (⁨צלבן⁩) are ⁨צליין⁩, ⁨נוסעי הצלב⁩, and ⁨נושא הצלב⁩.

What rhymes with Tsalvan (⁨צלבן⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Tsalvan (⁨צלבן⁩) include ⁨זמן⁩, ⁨חמצן⁩, ⁨מימן⁩, ⁨לבן⁩, ⁨עניין⁩, and ⁨פחמן⁩.

Is Tsalvan (⁨צלבן⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Tsalvan (⁨צלבן⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨צַלְבָנִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צלבן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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