Kilayon (כיליון) means fade away in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fade away
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kilayon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1החלשות, הפסד או כשלון.
וּבַגּוֹיִם הָהֵם לֹא תַרְגִּיעַ, וְלֹא-יִהְיֶה מָנוֹחַ לְכַף-רַגְלֶךָ; וְנָתַן יְהוָה לְךָ שָׁם לֵב רַגָּז, וְכִלְיוֹן עֵינַיִם וְדַאֲבוֹן נָפֶשׁ
- 2מוות, אובדן.
- 3אחד משני בניה של נעמי.
וַיֹּאמֶר בֹּעַז לַזְּקֵנִים וְכָל-הָעָם, עֵדִים אַתֶּם הַיּוֹם, כִּי קָנִיתִי אֶת-כָּל-אֲשֶׁר לֶאֱלִימֶלֶךְ, וְאֵת כָּל-אֲשֶׁר לְכִלְיוֹן וּמַחְלוֹן – מִיַּד, נָעֳמִי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kilayon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כִּלָּיוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- כיליון
- Said
- kilayon
- Root
- כ־ל־ה
- Pattern
- קִטָּלוֹן
- Gematria
- 126
This is how Kilayon is said in other languages.
- English
- fade away
These words mean nearly the same as Kilayon.
- גסיסה
- דעיכה
- כליה
- חרמה
- צמתextinction
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These words mean the opposite of Kilayon.
- חיות
- חיוניות
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These words rhyme with Kilayon.
The word Kilayon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כיליון עיניים
- כליון נפש
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The word Kilayon comes from the root כ־ל־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Kilayon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kilayon.
What does Kilayon (כיליון) mean in Hebrew?
Kilayon (כיליון) means fade away. It is said kilayon, with the stress on yon.
What is a synonym for Kilayon (כיליון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kilayon (כיליון) are גסיסה, דעיכה, כליה, חרמה, and צמת.
What is the opposite of Kilayon (כיליון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kilayon (כיליון) are חיות and חיוניות.
What rhymes with Kilayon (כיליון)?
Words that rhyme with Kilayon (כיליון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כליון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.