Balagan (בלגן) means disorder in Hebrew.
It can also mean mess and untidy state. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
disorder, mess, untidy state
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Balagan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עממיאי־סדר, מהומה, מהפכה.
The word Balagan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בָּלָגָן
- Written without vowel points
- בלגן
- Said
- balagan
- Plural
- בָּלָגָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' בָּלָגָנִים
- Gematria
- 85
This is how Balagan is said in other languages.
- English
- disorder, mess, untidy state
- Arabic
- فَوْضَى
These words mean nearly the same as Balagan.
- אנדרלמוסיה
- אנרכיהanarchy
- בלבול
- ברדקmess
- חוסר סדר
- כאוסchaos
- מהומה
- מהפכהrevolution
- סמטוחהmess
- ערבוביה
- קרחנהbordello
- קקופוניה
- תוהו ובוהוchaos
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These words mean the opposite of Balagan.
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What does Balagan (בלגן) mean in Hebrew?
Balagan (בלגן) means disorder, mess, and untidy state. It is said balagan, with the stress on gan.
What is a synonym for Balagan (בלגן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Balagan (בלגן) are אנדרלמוסיה, אנרכיה, בלבול, ברדק, חוסר סדר, and כאוס.
What is the opposite of Balagan (בלגן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Balagan (בלגן) are סדר and תבנית.
What rhymes with Balagan (בלגן)?
Words that rhyme with Balagan (בלגן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בלגן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.