Zahavan (זהבן) means oriole in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
זַהֲבָן
zahavan
noun · masculine
In English
oriole
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Zahavan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ציפור שיר ממשפחה הקרובה למשפחת החנקניים, והיא בעלת נוצות זהובות ומקור גדול ואדום.
The word Zahavan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זַהֲבָן
- Written without vowel points
- זהבן
- Said
- zahavan
- Root
- ז־ה־ב
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- זַהֲבָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' זַהֲבָנִים
- Gematria
- 64
This is how Zahavan is said in other languages.
- English
- oriole
These words rhyme with Zahavan.
The word Zahavan comes from the root ז־ה־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Zahavan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zahavan.
What does Zahavan (זהבן) mean in Hebrew?
Zahavan (זהבן) means oriole. It is said zahavan, with the stress on van.
What rhymes with Zahavan (זהבן)?
Words that rhyme with Zahavan (זהבן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Zahavan (זהבן) masculine or feminine?
The word Zahavan (זהבן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is זַהֲבָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זהבן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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