Yarkan (ירקן) means jade in Hebrew.
It can also mean greengrocer. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
יַרְקָן
yarkan
noun · masculine
In English
jade, greengrocer
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Yarkan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שמם של שני סוגי סלע שונים הבנויים ממינרלים סיליקטיים שונים.
- 2אדם העוסק במכירת ירקות ופירות.
- 3אדם העוסק בגידול של ירקות ופירות.
- 4יַרְקָן או יַרְקְתָא (פטדה), מופיע בתרגום התנ"ך
The word Yarkan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יַרְקָן
- Written without vowel points
- ירקן
- Said
- yarkan
- Root
- י־ר־ק
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- יַרְקָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' יַרְקָנִים; יַרְקַן־, ר' יַרְקָנֵי־
- Gematria
- 360
This is how Yarkan is said in other languages.
- English
- jade, greengrocer
- Arabic
- يشب
- Russian
- Жад
- French
- jade
- Spanish
- verdulero
- German
- Jade, Gemüsehändler
These words rhyme with Yarkan.
The word Yarkan comes from the root י־ר־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Yarkan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yarkan.
What does Yarkan (ירקן) mean in Hebrew?
Yarkan (ירקן) means jade and greengrocer. It is said yarkan, with the stress on kan.
What rhymes with Yarkan (ירקן)?
Words that rhyme with Yarkan (ירקן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Yarkan (ירקן) masculine or feminine?
The word Yarkan (ירקן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is יַרְקָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ירקן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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