Idan (עידן) means era in Hebrew.
It can also mean eon, age, and period. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
era, eon, age, period
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Idan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גאולוגיהתקופה ארוכה, יחידת זמן טבעית המתארת תקופה בהתפתחות כדור הארץ מיום היווצרו ועד היום. כל תקופה היא גיל גיאולוגי של כדור הארץ.
- 2פרק זמן ארוך בהתפתחות עם, מוסד או אמנות, המתאפיין, הנשלט או המתקיים בו משהו המייחד אותו.
- 3פרק זמן ארוך מאוד
וְאַרְכָה בְחַיִּין יְהִיבַת לְהוֹן, עַד-זְמַן וְעִדָּן
- 4שם פרטי לזכר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Idan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עִדָּן
- Written without vowel points
- עידן
- Said
- idan
- Root
- ע־ו־ד
- Pattern
- קִטְלָן
- Plural
- עִדָּנִים
- Inflections
- ר' עִדָּנִים, עִדַּן־,ר' עידָנֵי־
- Gematria
- 134
This is how Idan is said in other languages.
- English
- era, eon, age, period
These words mean nearly the same as Idan.
- דור
- פרק
- תור
- תקופהturn
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Idan.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Idan.
The word Idan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בעדנא דרתחא
- זמן ועידן
- נוחו עדן
- עידן הקרח
- עידן השלום
- עדן ועדנים
- עידן חדש
- עידן על
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Idan comes from the root ע־ו־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Idan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Idan.
What does Idan (עידן) mean in Hebrew?
Idan (עידן) means era, eon, and age. It is said idan, with the stress on dan.
What is a synonym for Idan (עידן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Idan (עידן) are דור, פרק, תור, and תקופה.
What is the opposite of Idan (עידן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Idan (עידן) are דקה, רגע, and שנייה.
What rhymes with Idan (עידן)?
Words that rhyme with Idan (עידן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עדן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.