Adin (עדין) means fine in Hebrew.
It can also mean dainty, gentle, and delicate. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fine, dainty, gentle, delicate
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Adin.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שיש להיזהר עליו; שעלול להתקלקל ולהיפגע בקלות רבה.
וְעַתָּה שִׁמְעִי-זֹאת עֲדִינָה הַיּוֹשֶׁבֶת לָבֶטַח הָאֹמְרָה בִּלְבָבָהּ אֲנִי וְאַפְסִי עוֹד לֹא אֵשֵׁב אַלְמָנָה וְלֹא אֵדַע שְׁכוֹל.
- 2הדורש תשומת לב, דיוק, וזהירות מיוחדת.
- 3שם פרטי לזכר.
וּמִבְּנֵי עָדִין עֶבֶד בֶּן-יוֹנָתָן וְעִמּוֹ חֲמִשִּׁים הַזְּכָרִים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Adin is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- עָדִין
- Written without vowel points
- עדין
- Said
- adin
- Root
- ע־ד־נ
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- עֲדִינִים
- Feminine form
- עֲדִינָה
- Inflections
- נ' עֲדִינָה, ר' עֲדִינִים, נ"ר עֲדִינוֹת
- Gematria
- 134
This is how Adin is said in other languages.
- English
- fine, dainty, gentle, delicate
- Spanish
- melindroso
These words mean nearly the same as Adin.
- זהיר
- מדויק
- פגיע
- רגיש
- רך
- שבירbreakable
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These words mean the opposite of Adin.
- גס
- מגושם
- נוקשה
- חזק
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Adin.
The word Adin comes from the root ע־ד־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Adin in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Adin.
What does Adin (עדין) mean in Hebrew?
Adin (עדין) means fine, dainty, and gentle. It is said adin, with the stress on din.
What is a synonym for Adin (עדין)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Adin (עדין) are זהיר, מדויק, פגיע, רגיש, רך, and שביר.
What is the opposite of Adin (עדין)?
Words that mean the opposite of Adin (עדין) are גס, מגושם, נוקשה, and חזק.
What rhymes with Adin (עדין)?
Words that rhyme with Adin (עדין) include מין, גרעין, מן, תבלין, דין, and נישואין.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עדין of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.