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Zanay (זנאי) means adulterer in Hebrew.

It can also mean lecher, punter, jockey, and john. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

זַנָּאי
zanay
noun · masculine
In English

adulterer, lecher, punter, jockey

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ז

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Zanay.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    נואף, רודף זנונים
  2. 2
    בלשון מודרנית, אדם הצורך שירותי זנות. למילה קונוטציה שלילית.

The word Zanay is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
זַנָּאי
Written without vowel points
זנאי
Said
zanay
Root
ז־נ־ה
Pattern
קַטָּל
Plural
זַנָּאִים
Feminine form
זַנָּאִית
Inflections
נ׳ זַנָּאִית, ר׳ זַנָּאִים
Gematria
68

This is how Zanay is said in other languages.

English
adulterer, lecher, punter, jockey, john

These words mean nearly the same as Zanay.

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These words rhyme with Zanay.

The word Zanay comes from the root ז־נ־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Zanay in the dictionary.

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What does Zanay (⁨זנאי⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Zanay (⁨זנאי⁩) means adulterer, lecher, and punter. It is said zanay, with the stress on nay.

What is a synonym for Zanay (⁨זנאי⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Zanay (⁨זנאי⁩) are ⁨זונה⁩, ⁨שטוף זימה⁩, and ⁨רודף זנונים⁩.

What rhymes with Zanay (⁨זנאי⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Zanay (⁨זנאי⁩) include ⁨חקלאי⁩, ⁨תנאי⁩, ⁨חי⁩, ⁨גיא⁩, ⁨הגאי⁩, and ⁨אולי⁩.

Is Zanay (⁨זנאי⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Zanay (⁨זנאי⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨זַנָּאִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זנאי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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