Mean in Hebrew is התכוון (hitkavén).
It can also be said התכון, אמר, or יעד, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
mean
/miːn/ /mijən/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for mean as a verb.
to intend; plan on doing
- התכווןhitkavén
- הִתְכַּוֵּןהתכוןhitkavén
to be important
- אָמַראמרamár
to have intentions of some kind
- התכווןhitkavén
- הִתְכַּוֵּןהתכוןhitkavén
to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate
- יֵעֵדיעדye'éd
to convey, indicate
- אָמַראמרamár
of a word: to signify
- התכווןhitkavén
- הִתְכַּוֵּןהתכוןhitkavén
to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude
- התכווןhitkavén
- הִתְכַּוֵּןהתכוןhitkavén
to have conviction in what one says
- התכווןhitkavén
- הִתְכַּוֵּןהתכוןhitkavén
These are the Hebrew words for mean as an adjective.
miserly, stingy
- קַמְצָןקמצןkamtsánIn the Hebrew dictionary
having the mean as its value
- ממוצעm'mutsá
- מְמֻצַּעממצעmemutsá
These are the Hebrew words for mean as a noun.
method by which something is done
- אמצעיemtza'imasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word התכוון.
- Written with vowel points
- התכוון
- Written without vowel points
- התכוון
- Said
- hitkavén
- Its meanings in English
- mean, to mean, intend, to be set or positioned
These English words share a Hebrew word with mean.
These words come before and after mean in the list.
These are the questions people ask about mean in Hebrew.
How do you say mean in Hebrew?
mean in Hebrew is התכוון, said hitkavén.
What are other Hebrew words for mean?
Besides התכוון, mean can be said הִתְכַּוֵּן (hitkavén), אָמַר (amár), יֵעֵד (ye'éd), קַמְצָן (kamtsán), or ממוצע (m'mutsá), depending on the meaning.
What else does התכוון mean in English?
Besides mean, התכוון can mean to mean, intend and to be set or positioned.
How is mean pronounced in English?
mean is pronounced /miːn/, /mijən/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry mean and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.