Dera'on (דראון) means contempt in Hebrew.
It can also mean shame and abhorrence. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
contempt, shame, abhorrence
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Dera'on.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בוז, מיאוס.
וְיָצְאוּ וְרָאוּ בְּפִגְרֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים הַפֹּשְׁעִים בִּי כִּי תוֹלַעְתָּם לֹא תָמוּת וְאִשָּׁם לֹא תִכְבֶּה וְהָיוּ דֵרָאוֹן לְכָל בָּשָׂר
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Dera'on is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דֵּרָאוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- דראון
- Said
- dera'on
- Root
- ד־ר־א
- Pattern
- קִטָּלוֹן
- Plural
- : דִּרְאוֹנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר': דִּרְאוֹנוֹת, נ"י: דִּרְאוֹן, נ"ר: דִּרְאוֹנוֹת-, כ': דִּרְאוֹנִי, דִּרְאוֹנוֹ, דִּרְאוֹנָן; דִּרְאוֹנוֹתֵינוּ, דִּרְאוֹנוֹתַי, דִּרְאוֹנוֹתֵיהֶם
- Gematria
- 261
This is how Dera'on is said in other languages.
- English
- contempt, shame, abhorrence
These words mean nearly the same as Dera'on.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Dera'on.
The word Dera'on is part of these phrases and sayings.
- דראון עולם
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These words come before and after Dera'on in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dera'on.
What does Dera'on (דראון) mean in Hebrew?
Dera'on (דראון) means contempt, shame, and abhorrence. It is said dera'on, with the stress on on.
What is a synonym for Dera'on (דראון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Dera'on (דראון) are חרפה, בושה, תועבה, בושת, and קלון.
What rhymes with Dera'on (דראון)?
Words that rhyme with Dera'on (דראון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is Dera'on (דראון) masculine or feminine?
The word Dera'on (דראון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is : דִּרְאוֹנוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דראון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.