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'iton (עיתון) means newspaper in Hebrew.

It can also mean journal. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

עִתּוֹן
'iton
noun · masculine
In English

newspaper, journal

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ע

The dictionary gives one meaning for 'iton.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    כתב-עת מודפס המוצא לאור בתדירות קבועה.

The word 'iton is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
עִתּוֹן
Written without vowel points
עיתון
Said
'iton
Root
ע־ת־ת
Plural
עִתּוֹנִים
Inflections
ר' עִתּוֹנִים
Gematria
536

This is how 'iton is said in other languages.

English
newspaper, journal
Arabic
جريدة
Russian
газета
French
journal, journaux
Spanish
periódico
German
Zeitung
Yiddish
צײטונג

These words rhyme with 'iton.

The word 'iton is part of these phrases and sayings.

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These words come before and after 'iton in the dictionary.

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What does 'iton (⁨עיתון⁩) mean in Hebrew?

'iton (⁨עיתון⁩) means newspaper and journal. It is said 'iton, with the stress on ton.

What rhymes with 'iton (⁨עיתון⁩)?

Words that rhyme with 'iton (⁨עיתון⁩) include ⁨מזון⁩, ⁨רצון⁩, ⁨צפון⁩, ⁨לשון⁩, ⁨חלבון⁩, and ⁨זיכרון⁩.

Is 'iton (⁨עיתון⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word 'iton (⁨עיתון⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨עִתּוֹנִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עתון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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