Dika'on (דיכאון) means depression in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
depression
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Dika'on.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מצב רוח ירוד אשר מתבטא ביאוש עמוק, בדרך כלל מן החיים, ולעתים אף מביא לחוסר רצון להמשיך לחיות.
- 2מצב של חוסר פעולה, חוסר תנועה.
The word Dika'on is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דִּכָּאוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- דיכאון
- Said
- dika'on
- Root
- ד־כ־א
- Pattern
- קִטָּלוֹן
- Plural
- דִּכְאוֹנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' דִּכְאוֹנוֹת, דִּכְאוֹן־
- Gematria
- 91
This is how Dika'on is said in other languages.
- English
- depression
- Russian
- депрессия
- French
- dépression
These words mean nearly the same as Dika'on.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Dika'on.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Dika'on.
The word Dika'on is part of these phrases and sayings.
- דכאון קליני
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Dika'on comes from the root ד־כ־א, like these words.
These words come before and after Dika'on in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dika'on.
What does Dika'on (דיכאון) mean in Hebrew?
Dika'on (דיכאון) means depression. It is said dika'on, with the stress on on.
What is a synonym for Dika'on (דיכאון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Dika'on (דיכאון) are דיפרסיה, עצב, יגון, צער, שיממון, and קדרות.
What is the opposite of Dika'on (דיכאון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Dika'on (דיכאון) are מרץ, אושר, and ששון.
What rhymes with Dika'on (דיכאון)?
Words that rhyme with Dika'on (דיכאון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דכאון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.