Idan (אידן) means bast in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אִידָן
idan
noun · masculine
In English
bast
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Idan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1השכבה הפנימית בעצים המצויה בין קליפת העץ לעץ עצמו.
- 2מקור המילה במשנה: "במה מדליקין ובמה אין מדליקין? אין מדליקין לא בלכש ולא בחוסן ולא בכלך ולא בפתילת האידן [...]".
The word Idan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אִידָן
- Written without vowel points
- אידן
- Said
- idan
- Gematria
- 65
This is how Idan is said in other languages.
- English
- bast
These words rhyme with Idan.
These words come before and after Idan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Idan.
What does Idan (אידן) mean in Hebrew?
Idan (אידן) means bast. It is said idan, with the stress on dan.
What rhymes with Idan (אידן)?
Words that rhyme with Idan (אידן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Idan (אידן) masculine or feminine?
The word Idan (אידן) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אידן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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