Higayon (היגיון) means reason in Hebrew.
It can also mean logic. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
reason, logic
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Higayon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקרא, בהשאלהדיבור הלב, מחשבה
יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי-פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי לְפָנֶיךָ יְהוָה צוּרִי וְגֹאֲלִי
- 2סדר לוגי נכון, או לפי חוקי הטבע, רציונליות, עקביות.
- 3המניע שמאחורי פעולות מסוימות.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Higayon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הִגָּיוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- היגיון
- Said
- higayon
- Root
- ה־ג־ה
- Pattern
- קִטָּלוֹן
- Plural
- הֶגְיוֹנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' הֶגְיוֹנוֹת; הֶגְיוֹן־, ר' הֶגְיוֹנוֹת־
- Gematria
- 84
This is how Higayon is said in other languages.
- English
- reason, logic
- Arabic
- منطق
- Russian
- разум
- French
- raison
- Spanish
- razón
- German
- Vernunft
These words mean nearly the same as Higayon.
- לוגיקהlogic
- רציונל
- שכל
- טעם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Higayon.
The word Higayon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יש הגיון בשגעון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Higayon comes from the root ה־ג־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Higayon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Higayon.
What does Higayon (היגיון) mean in Hebrew?
Higayon (היגיון) means reason and logic. It is said higayon, with the stress on yon.
What is a synonym for Higayon (היגיון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Higayon (היגיון) are לוגיקה, רציונל, שכל, and טעם.
What rhymes with Higayon (היגיון)?
Words that rhyme with Higayon (היגיון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is Higayon (היגיון) masculine or feminine?
The word Higayon (היגיון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is הֶגְיוֹנוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הגיון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.