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Aton (אתון) means jenny in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אָתוֹן
aton
noun · feminine
In English

jenny

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives one meaning for Aton.

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

  1. 1
    נקבת החמור.
    וַתֵּרֶא הָאָתוֹן אֶת מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה נִצָּב בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְחַרְבּוֹ שְׁלוּפָה בְּיָדוֹ וַתֵּט הָאָתוֹן מִן הַדֶּרֶךְ וַתֵּלֶךְ בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיַּךְ בִּלְעָם אֶת הָאָתוֹן לְהַטֹּתָהּ הַדָּרֶךְ

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

The word Aton is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
אָתוֹן
Written without vowel points
אתון
Said
aton
Root
א־ת־נ
Pattern
קַטְלוֹן
Plural
אֲתוֹנוֹת
Inflections
ר' אֲתוֹנוֹת; אֲתוֹן־, ר' אֲתוֹנוֹת־
Gematria
457

This is how Aton is said in other languages.

English
jenny
Arabic
حِمَارَة
Russian
ослица
Spanish
burra

These words mean nearly the same as Aton.

  • חמורה

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These words rhyme with Aton.

The word Aton is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • פי האתון
  • חפש אתונות ומצא מלוכה

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These words come before and after Aton in the dictionary.

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What does Aton (⁨אתון⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Aton (⁨אתון⁩) means jenny. It is said aton, with the stress on ton.

What is a synonym for Aton (⁨אתון⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Aton (⁨אתון⁩) are ⁨חמורה⁩.

What rhymes with Aton (⁨אתון⁩)?

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

Is Aton (⁨אתון⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Aton (⁨אתון⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨אֲתוֹנוֹת⁩.

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

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