Ya'en (יען) means ostrich in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ostrich
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ya'en.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עוף גדול, שכנפיו מנוונות, ועל־כן אינו יכול לעוף, אך בעל רגליים גדולות וחזקות המותאמות לריצה Struthio. מצוי באפריקה ובמזרח התיכון.
The word Ya'en is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יָעֵן
- Written without vowel points
- יען
- Said
- ya'en
- Plural
- יְעֵנִים
- Inflections
- ר' יְעֵנִים; יְעֵן־, ר' יַעֲנֵי־
- Gematria
- 130
This is how Ya'en is said in other languages.
- English
- ostrich
- Arabic
- نعامة
- Russian
- страус
- French
- autruche
- Spanish
- avestruz
- German
- Strauß
These words mean nearly the same as Ya'en.
- בת יענה
- כנף רננים
- נעמיתostrich
- בר יוכני
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These words rhyme with Ya'en.
These words come before and after Ya'en in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ya'en.
What does Ya'en (יען) mean in Hebrew?
Ya'en (יען) means ostrich. It is said ya'en, with the stress on en.
What is a synonym for Ya'en (יען)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ya'en (יען) are בת יענה, כנף רננים, נעמית, and בר יוכני.
What rhymes with Ya'en (יען)?
Words that rhyme with Ya'en (יען) include בן, שן, זקן, התקן, כן, and מאפיין.
Is Ya'en (יען) masculine or feminine?
The word Ya'en (יען) is a masculine noun, and its plural is יְעֵנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יען of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.