Avon (עוון) means inequity in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
inequity
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Avon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עברה בדרגה בינונית, חמורה מן החטא אך קלה מן הפשע.
וְנִגְלָה בְאָזְנָי יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אִם יְכֻפַּר הֶעָוֹן הַזֶּה לָכֶם עַד תְּמֻתוּן אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָאוֹת.
- 2אשמה על ביצוע פשע.
כִּי יְאַלֵּף עֲוֹנְךָ פִיךָ וְתִבְחַר לְשׁוֹן עֲרוּמִים.
- 3עונש המוטל על פשע (של עצמך או של אחרים).
וַיֹּאמֶר קַיִן אֶל יְהוָה גָּדוֹל עֲוֹנִי מִנְּשֹׂא.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Avon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עָוֺן
- Written without vowel points
- עוון
- Said
- avon
- Root
- ע־ו־ה
- Pattern
- קַטְלוֹן
- Plural
- עֲוֺנוֺת
- Inflections
- ר' עֲוֺנוֺת; עֲוֹן־
- Gematria
- 132
This is how Avon is said in other languages.
- English
- inequity
These words mean nearly the same as Avon.
- עוול
- נקיפות מצפון
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These words rhyme with Avon.
The word Avon comes from the root ע־ו־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Avon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Avon.
What does Avon (עוון) mean in Hebrew?
Avon (עוון) means inequity. It is said avon, with the stress on von.
What is a synonym for Avon (עוון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Avon (עוון) are עוול and נקיפות מצפון.
What rhymes with Avon (עוון)?
Words that rhyme with Avon (עוון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is Avon (עוון) masculine or feminine?
The word Avon (עוון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עֲוֺנוֺת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.