Kidon (כידון) means javelin in Hebrew.
It can also mean bayonet. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
javelin, bayonet
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kidon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי זין: מוט ארוך, עשוי בדרך־כלל מעץ, ולו ראש מתכת חד, המיועד להטלה מרחוק בלוחמי האויב.
וּמִצְחַת נְחֹשֶׁת, עַל-רַגְלָיו; וְכִידוֹן נְחֹשֶׁת, בֵּין כְּתֵפָיו.
- 2מוט ארוך המושלך למרחק על־ידי אתלטים בתחרויות ספורט. (מקצוע זה באתלטיקה נקרא "הטלת כידון".)
- 3מעין פגיון או חרב, המותקן בראש קנה הרובה ומיועד לדקירת לוחם האויב בקרב פנים־אל־פנים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kidon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כִּידוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- כידון
- Said
- kidon
- Root
- כ־י־ד
- Pattern
- קִטְלוֹן
- Plural
- כִּידוֹנִים
- Inflections
- ר' כִּידוֹנִים
- Gematria
- 90
This is how Kidon is said in other languages.
- English
- javelin, bayonet
These words mean nearly the same as Kidon.
These words rhyme with Kidon.
The word Kidon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הטלת כידון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Kidon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kidon.
What does Kidon (כידון) mean in Hebrew?
Kidon (כידון) means javelin and bayonet. It is said kidon, with the stress on don.
What is a synonym for Kidon (כידון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kidon (כידון) are חנית and רומח.
What rhymes with Kidon (כידון)?
Words that rhyme with Kidon (כידון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is Kidon (כידון) masculine or feminine?
The word Kidon (כידון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כִּידוֹנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כידון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.