Kifyon (כפיון) means epilepsy in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
epilepsy
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kifyon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מחלת הנפילה, מחלת עצבים שסימניה התקפים של אבדן הכרה, לעתים מלווים בעויתות שרירים.
The word Kifyon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כִּפְיוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- כפיון
- Said
- kifyon
- Pattern
- קִטְלוֹן
- Plural
- כִּפְיוֹנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' כִּפְיוֹנוֹת; כִּפְיוֹן־, ר' כִּפְיוֹנוֹת־
- Gematria
- 166
This is how Kifyon is said in other languages.
- English
- epilepsy
- Arabic
- صرع
- French
- épilepsie, comitialité
- Spanish
- epilepsia
These words mean nearly the same as Kifyon.
- אפילפסיהepilepsy
- מחלת הנפילה
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These words rhyme with Kifyon.
These words come before and after Kifyon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kifyon.
What does Kifyon (כפיון) mean in Hebrew?
Kifyon (כפיון) means epilepsy. It is said kifyon, with the stress on yon.
What is a synonym for Kifyon (כפיון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kifyon (כפיון) are אפילפסיה and מחלת הנפילה.
What rhymes with Kifyon (כפיון)?
Words that rhyme with Kifyon (כפיון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is Kifyon (כפיון) masculine or feminine?
The word Kifyon (כפיון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כִּפְיוֹנוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כפיון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.