תחנה

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תחנה^¹

/taχaˈna/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Revived from the interpretation of the biblical hapax תַּחֲנֹתִי (2 Kings 6:8) as a noun meaning "camping place, stopping place", from the root ח־נ־ה (kh-n-h); compare חָנָה (khaná, “to camp; to park”). תַּחֲנָה (takhaná) later came to denote a station or stopping place. A competing form, תַּחֲנוּת (takhanút), based on the same interpretation, was coined by David Friedländer in 1823 for a coaching station, but did not become established.

noun תַּחֲנָה · takhaná · תַּחֲנוֹת · תַּחֲנַת־ · תַּחֲנוֹת־

A station, such as a bus station, a train station, or a space station; or, a (bus) stop.
an outpost, a station (place of research or observation)
broadly a stage, a phase תַּחֲנָה חֲשׁוּבָה בְּחַיָּיו.

תחנה^²

/taχaˈna/ Modern Israeli

noun תְּחִנָּה · tkhiná · תְּחִנּוֹת · תְּחִנַּת־

misspelling defective spelling of תחינה

In English

station place where a vehicle may stop
bus stop a stop for public transport buses

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {תחנה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%AA%D7%97%D7%A0%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}