Gaon (גאון) means genious in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
genious
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Gaon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1התנשאות אל הגובה. רוממות. כוח וממשלה. (שם פועל)
...וְאֵיךְ תַּעֲשֶֹה בִּגְאוֹן הַיַּרְדֵּן?
- 2בהשאלהכינוי יהודי קדום לרב, ופוסק הלכה.
- 3עממי, בהשאלהחכם מאוד. בעל מנת משכל גבוהה. או בעל ידע רב.
- 4בהשאלהבה' הידיעה כינוי לרבי אליהו זלמן מוילנא הגאון מוילנא.
- 5סלנג, בהשאלהכינוי אירוני לביש־גדא, שליימזל
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gaon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גָּאוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- גאון
- Said
- gaon
- Root
- ג־א־ה
- Pattern
- קַטְלוֹן
- Plural
- גְּאוֹנִים
- Inflections
- נ' גְּאוֹנָה. גְּאוֹן־; ר' גְּאוֹנִים, גְּאוֹנֵי־
- Gematria
- 60
This is how Gaon is said in other languages.
- English
- genious
These words mean nearly the same as Gaon.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Gaon.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Gaon.
The word Gaon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נישא בגאון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Gaon comes from the root ג־א־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Gaon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gaon.
What does Gaon (גאון) mean in Hebrew?
Gaon (גאון) means genious. It is said gaon, with the stress on on.
What is a synonym for Gaon (גאון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gaon (גאון) are גאות, חכם, גאווה, and עילוי.
What is the opposite of Gaon (גאון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Gaon (גאון) are שפלות, נמיכות, טפש, טיפש, סתום, and מפגר.
What rhymes with Gaon (גאון)?
Words that rhyme with Gaon (גאון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גאון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.