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Kipaon (קיפאון) means freezing in Hebrew.

It can also mean stagnation. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

קִפָּאוֹן
kipaon
noun · masculine
In English

freezing, stagnation

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ק

The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Kipaon.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    התקרשות נוזלים בטמפרטורה נמוכה (מים - באפס מעלות צלסיוס).
  2. 2
    קור עז.
  3. 3
    התאבנות, דמימה מוחלטת.
  4. 4
    בהשאלהמצב בלי שינוי ובלי תנועה.

The word Kipaon is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
קִפָּאוֹן
Written without vowel points
קיפאון
Said
kipaon
Pattern
קִטָּלוֹן
Inflections
קִפְאוֹן־; כ' קִפְאוֹנוֹ
Gematria
247

This is how Kipaon is said in other languages.

English
freezing, stagnation
Arabic
جُمود, رُكود

These words mean nearly the same as Kipaon.

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These words mean the opposite of Kipaon.

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These words rhyme with Kipaon.

The word Kipaon is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • נקודת קיפאון

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This is where the word Kipaon comes from.

שורש ק-פ-א מופיע בתנ"ך במס' הזדמנויות, אך תיבת קפאון יחידאית היא בצורתה: בתלמוד מפורש 'קפאון' בהוראת מכוסה או 'דבר שמוצפן מן התודעה' הווה אומר שבאותו יום לא יהיה "אור גנוז" כמושג מופשט בלבד, וגם לא דברים המוצפנים מהתודעה - ה'דברים' יהיו גלויים וברורים.

These words come before and after Kipaon in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Kipaon.

What does Kipaon (⁨קיפאון⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kipaon (⁨קיפאון⁩) means freezing and stagnation. It is said kipaon, with the stress on on.

What is a synonym for Kipaon (⁨קיפאון⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Kipaon (⁨קיפאון⁩) are ⁨סטגנציה⁩, ⁨קפיאה⁩, and ⁨דד לוק⁩.

What is the opposite of Kipaon (⁨קיפאון⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Kipaon (⁨קיפאון⁩) are ⁨הימסות⁩, ⁨נמיסה⁩, ⁨המסה⁩, ⁨היתוך⁩, ⁨הפשרה⁩, and ⁨תנועתיות⁩.

What rhymes with Kipaon (⁨קיפאון⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Kipaon (⁨קיפאון⁩) include ⁨מזון⁩, ⁨רצון⁩, ⁨צפון⁩, ⁨לשון⁩, ⁨חלבון⁩, and ⁨זיכרון⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קפאון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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