Dyo (דיו) means ink in Hebrew.
It is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ink
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Dyo.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נוזל המשמש לכתיבה בעט.
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם בָּרוּךְ מִפִּיו יִקְרָא אֵלַי אֵת כָּל הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַאֲנִי כֹּתֵב עַל הַסֵּפֶר בַּדְּיוֹ.
- 2נוזל כהה המרוסס על ידי דיונונים ותמנונים על מנת להתגונן מפני טורפים.
- 3נוזל שבו משתמשות מדפסות הזרקת דיו להדפסת טקסט או תמונות.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Dyo is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine.
- Written with vowel points
- דְּיוֹ
- Written without vowel points
- דיו
- Said
- dyo
- Root
- ד־ו־ה
- Pattern
- קְטוֹל
- Plural
- דְּיוֹאוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' דְּיוֹאוֹת; דְּיוֹ־; כ' דְּיוֹאִי, דְּיוֹאֲךָ
- Gematria
- 20
This is how Dyo is said in other languages.
- English
- ink
- Arabic
- حبر
- Russian
- чернила
- French
- encre
- Spanish
- tinta
- German
- Tinte
These words mean nearly the same as Dyo.
The word Dyo is part of these phrases and sayings.
- דיו סת"ם
- דיו סתרים
- טרם יבשה הדיו
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The word Dyo comes from the root ד־ו־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Dyo in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dyo.
What does Dyo (דיו) mean in Hebrew?
Dyo (דיו) means ink. It is said dyo, with the stress on dyo.
What is a synonym for Dyo (דיו)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Dyo (דיו) are טוש.
Is Dyo (דיו) masculine or feminine?
The word Dyo (דיו) is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and its plural is דְּיוֹאוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דיו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.