De'avon (דאבון) means anguish in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
anguish
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for De'avon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כאב וצער.
וּבַגּוֹיִם הָהֵם לֹא תַרְגִּיעַ, וְלֹא-יִהְיֶה מָנוֹחַ לְכַף-רַגְלֶךָ; וְנָתַן יְהוָה לְךָ שָׁם לֵב רַגָּז, וְכִלְיוֹן עֵינַיִם וְדַאֲבוֹן נָפֶשׁ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word De'avon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דְּאָבוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- דאבון
- Said
- de'avon
- Root
- ד־א־ב
- Pattern
- קַטְלוֹן
- Inflections
- דַּאֲבוֹן־
- Gematria
- 63
This is how De'avon is said in other languages.
- English
- anguish
- Arabic
- أَلَم وَحُزْن
These words mean nearly the same as De'avon.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of De'avon.
- שביעות רצון
- שמחהjoy
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with De'avon.
The word De'avon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- דאבון לב
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These words come before and after De'avon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word De'avon.
What does De'avon (דאבון) mean in Hebrew?
De'avon (דאבון) means anguish. It is said de'avon, with the stress on von.
What is a synonym for De'avon (דאבון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as De'avon (דאבון) are יסורים, עגמת נפש, דווי, and הוה.
What is the opposite of De'avon (דאבון)?
Words that mean the opposite of De'avon (דאבון) are שביעות רצון and שמחה.
What rhymes with De'avon (דאבון)?
Words that rhyme with De'avon (דאבון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דאבון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.