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Ason (אסון) means catastrophe in Hebrew.

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

אָסוֹן
ason
noun · masculine
In English

catastrophe, disaster

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives one meaning for Ason.

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

  1. 1
    תקרית שתוצאתה רעה מאוד, כרוכה בדרך כלל בפגיעה בנפש.
    כִּי אָחִיו מֵת וְהוּא לְבַדּוֹ נִשְׁאָר וּקְרָאָהוּ אָסוֹן בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר תֵּלְכוּ בָהּ וְהוֹרַדְתֶּם אֶת שֵׂיבָתִי בְּיָגוֹן שְׁאוֹלָה

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Ason is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
אָסוֹן
Written without vowel points
אסון
Said
ason
Root
א־ס־י
Pattern
קַטְלוֹן
Plural
אֲסוֹנוֹת
Inflections
ר' אֲסוֹנוֹת; אֲסוֹן־, ר' אֲסוֹנוֹת־
Gematria
117

This is how Ason is said in other languages.

English
catastrophe, disaster
Arabic
كارثة
Russian
катастрофа
French
catastrophe

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The word Ason comes from the root א־ס־י, like these words.

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What does Ason (⁨אסון⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Ason (⁨אסון⁩) means catastrophe and disaster. It is said ason, with the stress on son.

What is a synonym for Ason (⁨אסון⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Ason (⁨אסון⁩) are ⁨צרה⁩, ⁨חורבן⁩, ⁨קטסטרופה⁩, ⁨אסונה⁩, ⁨איד⁩, and ⁨פיד⁩.

What rhymes with Ason (⁨אסון⁩)?

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

Is Ason (⁨אסון⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Ason (⁨אסון⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨אֲסוֹנוֹת⁩.

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

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