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Here in Hebrew is כָּאן (kán).

It can also be said פה, הנה, or לכאן, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

כָּאן
kán
adverb
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

here

/hɪə̯/ /hɪɹ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with H

These are the Hebrew words for here as an adverb.

in, on, or at this place

to this place

These are the Hebrew words for here as a noun.

this time, the present situation

This is more about the Hebrew word כָּאן.

Written with vowel points
כָּאן
Written without vowel points
כאן
Said
kán
Its meanings in English
here, Here, at this place

The Hebrew dictionary's page for כאן, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with here.

These words come before and after here in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨here⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨here⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨here⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כָּאן⁩, said kán. Without vowel points it is written ⁨כאן⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨here⁩?

Besides ⁨כאן⁩, ⁨here⁩ can be said ⁨פֹּה⁩ (pó), ⁨הֵנָּה⁩ (héna), ⁨לְכָאן⁩ (lekhán), ⁨לפה⁩ (lepó), or ⁨עכשיו⁩ (akhsháv), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨כאן⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨here⁩, ⁨כאן⁩ can mean ⁨Here, at this place⁩.

How is ⁨here⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨here⁩ is pronounced ⁨/hɪə̯/, /hɪɹ/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry here and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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