Ishon (אישון) means pupil in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
pupil
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ishon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פתח עגול במרכזה של הקשתית בעין שדרכו נכנס אור לכיוון הרשתית.
יִמְצָאֵהוּ בְּאֶרֶץ מִדְבָּר, וּבְתֹהוּ יְלֵל יְשִׁמֹן;יְסֹבְבֶנְהוּ, יְבוֹנְנֵהוּ- יִצְּרֶנְהוּ, כְּאִישׁוֹן עֵינוֹ.
- 2האמצע (מרכז) של המטרה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ishon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אִישׁוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- אישון
- Said
- ishon
- Root
- א־י־ש
- Pattern
- קִטְלוֹן
- Plural
- אִישׁוֹנִים
- Inflections
- ר' אִישׁוֹנִים
- Gematria
- 367
This is how Ishon is said in other languages.
- English
- pupil
- Russian
- зрачок
- Spanish
- pupila, niña
- German
- Pupille
These words mean nearly the same as Ishon.
These words rhyme with Ishon.
The word Ishon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אישון עיני
- באישון לילה
- שמרו כאישון עינו
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The word Ishon comes from the root א־י־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Ishon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ishon.
What does Ishon (אישון) mean in Hebrew?
Ishon (אישון) means pupil. It is said ishon, with the stress on shon.
What is a synonym for Ishon (אישון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ishon (אישון) are בבה.
What rhymes with Ishon (אישון)?
Words that rhyme with Ishon (אישון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is Ishon (אישון) masculine or feminine?
The word Ishon (אישון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אִישׁוֹנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אישון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.