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Apiryon (אפריון) means sedan chair in Hebrew.

It can also mean palanquin, litter, and canopy. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אַפִּרְיוֹן
apiryon
noun · masculine
In English

sedan chair, palanquin, litter, canopy

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with א

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Apiryon.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    כסא שנועד לשאת אדם אחד, על פי רוב באמצעות שני אנשים האוחזים במוטות המחוברים אליו; משמש לרוב לנשיאת אנשי רמי־דרג, כגון מלכים.
  2. 2
    בד תלוי, בדרך־כלל מעל למיטה.

The word Apiryon is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
אַפִּרְיוֹן
Written without vowel points
אפריון
Said
apiryon
Plural
אַפִּרְיוֹנִים
Inflections
ר' אַפִּרְיוֹנִים
Gematria
347

This is how Apiryon is said in other languages.

English
sedan chair, palanquin, litter, canopy
Russian
паланкин
French
palanquin, baldaquin
Yiddish
טראָגבעט

These words mean nearly the same as Apiryon.

These words rhyme with Apiryon.

The word Apiryon is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • מיטת אפריון
  • אפריון נמטיה

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These words come before and after Apiryon in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Apiryon.

What does Apiryon (⁨אפריון⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Apiryon (⁨אפריון⁩) means sedan chair, palanquin, and litter. It is said apiryon, with the stress on yon.

What is a synonym for Apiryon (⁨אפריון⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Apiryon (⁨אפריון⁩) are ⁨כילה⁩.

What rhymes with Apiryon (⁨אפריון⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Apiryon (⁨אפריון⁩) include ⁨מזון⁩, ⁨רצון⁩, ⁨צפון⁩, ⁨לשון⁩, ⁨חלבון⁩, and ⁨זיכרון⁩.

Is Apiryon (⁨אפריון⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Apiryon (⁨אפריון⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨אַפִּרְיוֹנִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אפריון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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