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Tso'an (צוען) means Tanis in Hebrew.

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

צֹעַן
tso'an
noun · feminine
In English

Tanis

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with צ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Tso'an.

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

  1. 1
    עיר קדומה במצרים.
    ...וְחֶבְרוֹן שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים נִבְנְתָה לִפְנֵי צֹעַן מִצְרָיִם.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Tso'an is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
צֹעַן
Written without vowel points
צוען
Said
tso'an
Root
צ־ע־נ
Pattern
קֹטֶל
Gematria
216

This is how Tso'an is said in other languages.

English
Tanis

These words come before and after Tso'an in the dictionary.

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What does Tso'an (⁨צוען⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Tso'an (⁨צוען⁩) means Tanis. It is said tso'an, with the stress on tso'.

Is Tso'an (⁨צוען⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Tso'an (⁨צוען⁩) is a feminine noun.

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

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