Avadon (אבדון) means perdition in Hebrew.
It can also mean hell and destruction. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
perdition, hell, destruction
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Avadon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חרבן, כליה.
אֲבַדּוֹן וָמָוֶת אָמְרוּ בְּאָזְנֵינוּ שָׁמַעְנוּ שִׁמְעָהּ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Avadon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֲבַדּוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- אבדון
- Said
- avadon
- Root
- א־ב־ד
- Gematria
- 63
This is how Avadon is said in other languages.
- English
- perdition, hell, destruction
- French
- perdition
- German
- Untergang
These words mean nearly the same as Avadon.
- כליה
- מוותdeath
- שאול
- אבדה
- אבדןruin
- מפלהdownfall
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Avadon.
- חייםlife
- שגשוג
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Avadon.
The word Avadon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אין כסות לאבדון
- הלך לאבדון
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The word Avadon comes from the root א־ב־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Avadon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Avadon.
What does Avadon (אבדון) mean in Hebrew?
Avadon (אבדון) means perdition, hell, and destruction. It is said avadon, with the stress on don.
What is a synonym for Avadon (אבדון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Avadon (אבדון) are כליה, מוות, שאול, אבדה, אבדן, and מפלה.
What is the opposite of Avadon (אבדון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Avadon (אבדון) are חיים and שגשוג.
What rhymes with Avadon (אבדון)?
Words that rhyme with Avadon (אבדון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אבדון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.