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.
catastrophe, disaster
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ason.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תקרית 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
These words mean nearly the same as Ason.
- צרה
- חורבן
- קטסטרופהcatastrophe
- אסונה
- אידcalamity
- פיד
- עסק ביש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ason.
The word Ason is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אסון אקולוגי
- אסון טבע
- אפר"ן
- הרה אסון
- זק"א
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ason comes from the root א־ס־י, like these words.
These words come before and after Ason in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ason.
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.