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

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

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