Kishalon (כישלון) means failure in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
failure
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kishalon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מפלה, אי־הצלחה.
לִפְנֵי-שֶׁבֶר גָּאוֹן, וְלִפְנֵי כִשָּׁלוֹן, גֹּבַהּ רוּחַ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kishalon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כִּשָּׁלוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- כישלון
- Said
- kishalon
- Root
- כ־ש־ל
- Pattern
- קִטָּלוֹן
- Inflections
- כִּשְׁלוֹנוֹת, כִּשְׁלוֹן⁻
- Gematria
- 416
This is how Kishalon is said in other languages.
- English
- failure
These words mean nearly the same as Kishalon.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Kishalon.
These words rhyme with Kishalon.
The word Kishalon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יתמות הכשלון
- כשלון ציון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kishalon comes from the root כ־ש־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Kishalon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kishalon.
What does Kishalon (כישלון) mean in Hebrew?
Kishalon (כישלון) means failure. It is said kishalon, with the stress on lon.
What is a synonym for Kishalon (כישלון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kishalon (כישלון) are חדלון, פיאסקו, תבוסה, דחי, כשל, and באס.
What is the opposite of Kishalon (כישלון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kishalon (כישלון) are הצלחה and ניצחון.
What rhymes with Kishalon (כישלון)?
Words that rhyme with Kishalon (כישלון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כשלון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.