Uvkhen (ובכן) means well in Hebrew.
It is a conjunction, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
וּבְכֵן
uvkhen
conjunction
In English
well
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Uvkhen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כָּךְ, באופן זה.
וְאַל תֹּאכְלוּ וְאַל תִּשְׁתּוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים לַיְלָה וָיוֹם גַּם אֲנִי וְנַעֲרֹתַי אָצוּם כֵּן וּבְכֵן אָבוֹא אֶל הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר לֹא כַדָּת וְכַאֲשֶׁר אָבַדְתִּי אָבָדְתִּי
- 2הואיל וכך.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Uvkhen is a conjunction.
- Written with vowel points
- וּבְכֵן
- Written without vowel points
- ובכן
- Said
- uvkhen
- Root
- כ־ו־נ
- Gematria
- 78
This is how Uvkhen is said in other languages.
- English
- well
- Spanish
- pues
These words rhyme with Uvkhen.
The word Uvkhen comes from the root כ־ו־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Uvkhen in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Uvkhen.
What does Uvkhen (ובכן) mean in Hebrew?
Uvkhen (ובכן) means well. It is said uvkhen, with the stress on khen.
What rhymes with Uvkhen (ובכן)?
Words that rhyme with Uvkhen (ובכן) include בן, שן, זקן, התקן, כן, and מאפיין.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ובכן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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