Maon (מעון) means residence in Hebrew.
It can also mean daycare. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
residence, daycare
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Maon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מָקוֹם לָדוּר וְלָגוּר בּוֹ, מְקוֹם־מִשְׁכָּן.
...מִי-יֵחַת עָלֵינוּ, וּמִי יָבוֹא בִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵינוּ?
- 2לשון המקראמְקוֹם מִשְׁכַּן הָאֵל, מִקְדַּשׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים.
...וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם, יְהוָה מִמָּרוֹם יִשְׁאָג וּמִמְּעוֹן קָדְשׁוֹ יִתֵּן קוֹלוֹ...
- 3חינוךמסגרת טיפולית לפעוטות, בזמן שהוריהם עובדים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Maon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מָעוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- מעון
- Said
- maon
- Root
- ע־ו־נ
- Pattern
- מִקְטָל
- Plural
- : מְעוֹנוֹת או מְעוֹנִים
- Inflections
- ר': מְעוֹנוֹת או מְעוֹנִים, נ"י: מְעוֹן-, נ"ר: מְעוֹנוֹת־ או מְעוֹנֵי־-, כ': מְעוֹנִי, מְעוֹנוֹ, מְעוֹנֵנוּ, מְעוֹנוֹתֵיהֶם, מְעוֹנוֹתַי, מְעוֹנוֹתֶיךָ
- Gematria
- 166
This is how Maon is said in other languages.
- English
- residence, daycare
- Arabic
- بَيْت, مسكن, مقر
- German
- Haus, Häuser
- Yiddish
- הויז
These words mean nearly the same as Maon.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Maon.
The word Maon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שני המעונים
- שוכן מעונים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Maon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Maon.
What does Maon (מעון) mean in Hebrew?
Maon (מעון) means residence and daycare. It is said maon, with the stress on on.
What is a synonym for Maon (מעון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Maon (מעון) are בית, משכן, מגור, מדור, and זבול.
What rhymes with Maon (מעון)?
Words that rhyme with Maon (מעון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is Maon (מעון) masculine or feminine?
The word Maon (מעון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is : מְעוֹנוֹת או מְעוֹנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.