Kalon (קלון) means shame in Hebrew.
It can also mean dishonor. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
shame, dishonor
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kalon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראחרפה, מצב המסב לאדם בושה.
- 2ארכאיהפסד מחפיר, כשלון מביש.
The word Kalon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קָלוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- קלון
- Said
- kalon
- Root
- ק־ל־י
- Pattern
- קַטְלוֹן
- Plural
- קְלוֹנוֹת גם קְלוֹנִים
- Inflections
- ר' קְלוֹנוֹת גם קְלוֹנִים; קְלוֹן־, ר' קְלוֹנוֹת־ או קְלוֹנֵי־
- Gematria
- 186
This is how Kalon is said in other languages.
- English
- shame, dishonor
- Arabic
- عار
These words mean nearly the same as Kalon.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Kalon.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kalon.
The word Kalon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אות קלון
- המיט קלון
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This is where the word Kalon comes from.
מופיע במקרא גם בצורה היחידאית 'קיקלון' - המהווה הלחם של קלקול + קלון. יש שגרסו קיא + קלון (אותם מייחס הסופר המקראי לחיילי הכשדים). בלשון ארמית - 'קיקלא' בהוראת אשפה. בעברית ימה"ב - "עמלק ומריעיו המלאים קיקלון. פשח תפשח עם כל קוץ וסילון. צמתם ודחם מכשלון לכשלון"..
These words come before and after Kalon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kalon.
What does Kalon (קלון) mean in Hebrew?
Kalon (קלון) means shame and dishonor. It is said kalon, with the stress on lon.
What is a synonym for Kalon (קלון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kalon (קלון) are בושה, ביזיון, דראון, חרפה, כלימה, and ערוה.
What is the opposite of Kalon (קלון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kalon (קלון) are גאווה, כבוד, and הוד.
What rhymes with Kalon (קלון)?
Words that rhyme with Kalon (קלון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קלון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.