לחן

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ל־ח־ן (l-kh-n)
2 terms

From Arabic لَحْن (laḥn). Attested since Medieval Hebrew, for example in the Kuzari.

Noun

לַחַן • (lákhan) m (plural indefinite לְחָנִים, singular construct לַחַן־, plural construct לַחֲנֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. A tune (as the tune of a song), a melody.

Declension

Declension of לַחַן
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite לַחַן first לַחֲנִי לַחֲנֵנוּ
definite הַלַּחַן second לַחַנְךָ לַחֲנֵךְ לַחַנְכֶם לַחַנְכֶן
construct לַחַן־ third לַחֲנוֹ לַחֲנָהּ לַחֲנָם לַחֲנָן
plural indefinite לְחָנִים first לחניי / לְחָנַי לְחָנֵינוּ
definite הַלְּחָנִים second לְחָנֶיךָ לחנייך / לְחָנַיִךְ לַחֲנֵיכֶם לַחֲנֵיכֶן
construct לַחֲנֵי־ third לְחָנָיו לְחָנֶיהָ לַחֲנֵיהֶם לַחֲנֵיהֶן

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