Yadit hakanan (ידית הכנן) means handspike in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
יָדִית הַכַּנָּן
yadit hakanan
noun · feminine
In English
handspike
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yadit hakanan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותבימים עברו: מוטות העץ באמצעותם סובבו המלחים את כַּנָּן החבלים על סיפונה של אוניית מפרשים.
The word Yadit hakanan is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יָדִית הַכַּנָּן
- Written without vowel points
- ידית הכנן
- Said
- yadit hakanan
- Plural
- יָדִיוֹת הַכַּנָּן
- Inflections
- ר' יָדִיוֹת הַכַּנָּן
- Gematria
- 549
This is how Yadit hakanan is said in other languages.
- English
- handspike
- French
- barre de vindas, anspect
These words come before and after Yadit hakanan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yadit hakanan.
What does Yadit hakanan (ידית הכנן) mean in Hebrew?
Yadit hakanan (ידית הכנן) means handspike. It is said yadit hakanan, with the stress on dit.
Is Yadit hakanan (ידית הכנן) masculine or feminine?
The word Yadit hakanan (ידית הכנן) is a feminine noun, and its plural is יָדִיוֹת הַכַּנָּן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ידית הכנן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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