אופן

See also: אופֿן

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־פ־ן (ʾ-p-n)

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔufn/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʔo.fɛn/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈo.fen/

Noun

אופן / אֹפֶן • (ófen) m (plural indefinite אופנים / אֳפָנִים) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

1. way, manner
   • 1974, Zelda, Every Person Has a Name :

     לְכָל אִישׁ יֵשׁ שֵׁם שֶׁנָּתְנוּ לוֹ קוֹמָתוֹ וְאֹפֶן חִיּוּכוֹ וְנָתַן לוֹ הָאָרִיג, […]

     To every person there is a name that was given to them by their stature and the manner of their smile and that was given to them by the weave […]

Derived terms

• אופנה / אָפְנָה (ofná)
• בכל אופן / בְּכָל אֹפֶן (b'khol ofen)
• בשום אופן / בְּשׁוּם אֹפֶן (b'shum ofen)

Etymology 2

Root
א־פ־ן (ʾ-p-n)

Compare Ugaritic 𐎀𐎔𐎐 (ảpn, “wheel”).

Noun

אוֹפַן • ('ofán) m

1. (poetic or dated) A wheel (circular device on an axle).
2. (Judaism) An angel of a particular kind.
3. (Judaism) Any of various poems added on red-letter days to the morning prayer service at the passage והאופנים…‏‎.

Synonyms

• (wheel): גַּלְגַּל m (gálgal, “wheel”)

Derived terms

• אוֹפַנּוֹעַ (ofanóa')
• אוֹפַנַּיִם (ofanáyim)
• תְּלַת־אוֹפַן (t'lát-'ofán)
• חַד־אוֹפַן (khad-'ofán)