Save Gender Masculine Usage Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Ancient Hebrew, Ancient Aramaic Scripts יוֹחָנָן(Hebrew) ܝܽܘܚܢܳܢ(Syriac) Pronounced Pron. /ˈjo.χa.nan/(Hebrew) /jo.χa.ˈnan/(Hebrew) /joː.ħaː.ˈnaːn/(Biblical Hebrew) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Alternate transcription of Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (see Yochanan and Johanan). It is also a variant transcription of Aramaic יוחנן, borrowed from Hebrew.