Kikayon (קיקיון) means castor bean in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
castor bean
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kikayon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שיח רב שנתי ממשפחת החלבלובים שמגיע לגובה מטרים ספורים. עליו גדולים ומאוצבעים. בזרעיו יש רעל חריף (ריצין) ומפיקים מהם שמן אתרי.
וַיְמַן יהוה אֱלֹהִים קִיקָיוֹן וַיַּעַל מֵעַל לְיוֹנָה לִהְיוֹת צֵל עַל רֹאשׁוֹ לְהַצִּיל לוֹ מֵרָעָתוֹ וַיִּשְׂמַח יוֹנָה עַל הַקִּיקָיוֹן שִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kikayon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קִיקָיוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- קיקיון
- Said
- kikayon
- Root
- ק־ק־ה
- Pattern
- קִטָּלוֹן
- Gematria
- 276
This is how Kikayon is said in other languages.
- English
- castor bean
These words rhyme with Kikayon.
This is where the word Kikayon comes from.
מלה מקראית. במצרית קדומה kaka, שיח. מושאל ליוונית עתיקה, κίκι, שמן קיק.
These words come before and after Kikayon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kikayon.
What does Kikayon (קיקיון) mean in Hebrew?
Kikayon (קיקיון) means castor bean. It is said kikayon, with the stress on yon.
What rhymes with Kikayon (קיקיון)?
Words that rhyme with Kikayon (קיקיון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is Kikayon (קיקיון) masculine or feminine?
The word Kikayon (קיקיון) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קיקיון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.