Navon (נבון) means bright in Hebrew.
It can also mean intelligent. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bright, intelligent
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Navon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שמפעיל שיקול-דעת, מהיר מחשבה.
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה, אֶל־יוֹסֵף; אַחֲרֵי הוֹדִיעַ אֱלֹהִים אוֹתְךָ אֶת־כָּל־זֹאת, אֵין־נָבוֹן וְחָכָם כָּמוֹךָ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Navon is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- נָבוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- נבון
- Said
- navon
- Root
- ב־י־נ
- Pattern
- נִקְטָל
- Plural
- נְבוֹנִים
- Feminine form
- נְבוֹנָה
- Inflections
- ר' נְבוֹנִים; נ' נְבוֹנָה, נ"ר נְבוֹנוֹת
- Gematria
- 108
This is how Navon is said in other languages.
- English
- bright, intelligent
- Arabic
- ذكي
These words mean nearly the same as Navon.
- אינטליגנט
- חכם
- פקח
- פיקחsighted
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These words mean the opposite of Navon.
These words rhyme with Navon.
The word Navon comes from the root ב־י־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Navon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Navon.
What does Navon (נבון) mean in Hebrew?
Navon (נבון) means bright and intelligent. It is said navon, with the stress on von.
What is a synonym for Navon (נבון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Navon (נבון) are אינטליגנט, חכם, פקח, and פיקח.
What is the opposite of Navon (נבון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Navon (נבון) are טיפש, סכל, אוויל, מטומטם, דביל, and אימבציל.
What rhymes with Navon (נבון)?
Words that rhyme with Navon (נבון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נבון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.