גחן
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גחן¹
- /ɡaˈχan/ Modern Israeli
- /ɡɔːˈħan/
- /ɡaːˈħan/
- /ɡɔˈχan/
- /ɡɒˈhæn/ Persian
- /d͡ʒɔːˈħæːn/
Where it comes from
Compare Aramaic גְּחַן, Aramaic גְּחֵין, and Arabic جَنَحَ (janaḥa).
verb גָּחַן · gakhán · לגחון · לִגְחֹן · גְּחִינָה · גָּחוּן
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to bow, to bend down, to stoop, to crouch
Similar: הִתְכּוֹפֵף
גחן²
- /ɡaˈχan/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Coined by zoologist Israel Aharoni, from גָּחַן
noun גָּחָן · gakhán · גְּחָנִי · גְּחָנֵנוּ · הַגָּחָן
- genet (member of Genetta)
In English
- genet mammal of the genus Genetta
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