Hebrew

Alternative forms

• לַוְויָין
• לַוְיָין
• לַוְויָן

Noun

לַוְיָן • ‎(lav'yan) m ‎(plural indefinite לַוְיָנִים, singular construct לַוְיַן־, plural construct לַוְיָנֵי־)

1. satellite (smaller body orbiting a larger one)
2. satellite (man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body)
3. satellite (country, state, office, building etc. under the control of another body)
4. (colloquial) satellite (technology based on satellite communication)

Synonyms

• (smaller body orbiting a larger one) יָרֵחַ
• (body under the control of another body) גְּרוּרָה