Tsanun (צָנוּן) means cold in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cold
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tsanun.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קר.
- 2בהשאלהאדיש מבחינה מינית.
The word Tsanun is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- צָנוּן
- Written without vowel points
- צנון
- Said
- tsanun
- Root
- צ־נ־נ
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- צְנוּנִים
- Feminine form
- צְנוּנָה
- Inflections
- ר' צְנוּנִים; נ' צְנוּנָה, נ"ר צְנוּנוֹת
- Gematria
- 196
This is how Tsanun is said in other languages.
- English
- cold
- Arabic
- بارد
- Russian
- холодный
- French
- froid
- Spanish
- frío
- German
- kalt
- Yiddish
- קאַלט
These words mean nearly the same as Tsanun.
- קרcold
- צונן
- פריג'ידי
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These words mean the opposite of Tsanun.
These words rhyme with Tsanun.
The word Tsanun comes from the root צ־נ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Tsanun in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsanun.
What does Tsanun (צָנוּן) mean in Hebrew?
Tsanun (צָנוּן) means cold. It is said tsanun, with the stress on nun.
What is a synonym for Tsanun (צָנוּן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tsanun (צָנוּן) are קר, צונן, and פריג'ידי.
What is the opposite of Tsanun (צָנוּן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tsanun (צָנוּן) are חם.
What rhymes with Tsanun (צָנוּן)?
Words that rhyme with Tsanun (צָנוּן) include סיפון, ארגון, אמון, ציון, נתון, and חיסון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צנון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.