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Foton (פוטון) means photon in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

פוֹטוֹן
foton
noun · masculine
In English

photon

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with פ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Foton.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    יחידה יסודית של אור (ושל קרינה בשאר הפקטרום האלקטרומגנטי); החלקיק הנושא את הכוח האלקטרומגנטי (בוזון כיול), מטענו החשמלי נייטרלי, הוא חסר מסה, בעל ספין 1 וסימנו γ.

The word Foton is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
פוֹטוֹן
Written without vowel points
פוטון
Said
foton
Plural
פוֹטוֹנִים
Inflections
ר' פוֹטוֹנִים
Gematria
151

This is how Foton is said in other languages.

English
photon
Russian
фотон
Spanish
fotón
German
Photon

The word Foton is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • פוטון וירטואלי
  • גז פוטונים

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These words come before and after Foton in the dictionary.

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What does Foton (⁨פוטון⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Foton (⁨פוטון⁩) means photon. It is said foton.

Is Foton (⁨פוטון⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Foton (⁨פוטון⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨פוֹטוֹנִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פוטון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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