Nikayon (נקיון) means cleanliness in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cleanliness
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nikayon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1היעדר זיהום ולכלוך מכל סוג שהוא כגון: אבק, פיח, בוץ, תאי עור שנשרו, צואה וכדומה, בדרך כלל בהתייחס לגוף האדם, בגדיו, חפציו וסביבתו.
וְגַם אֲנִי נָתַתִּי לָכֶם נִקְיוֹן שִׁנַּיִם בְּכָל עָרֵיכֶם וְחֹסֶר לֶחֶם בְּכֹל מְקוֹמֹתֵיכֶם וְלֹא שַׁבְתֶּם עָדַי נְאֻם יְהוָה.
- 2פעולת הסרת זיהום ולכלוך.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nikayon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נִקָּיוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- נקיון
- Said
- nikayon
- Root
- נ־ק־ה
- Pattern
- קִטָּלוֹן
- Plural
- : נִקְיוֹנוֹת
- Inflections
- נ': נִקְיוֹן־, ר': נִקְיוֹנוֹת, נ"ר: נִקְיוֹנוֹת־
- Gematria
- 216
This is how Nikayon is said in other languages.
- English
- cleanliness
These words mean nearly the same as Nikayon.
- נקוי
- טיהור
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Nikayon.
- זוהמה
- טינופת
- לכלוךdirt
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Nikayon.
The word Nikayon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- רחץ בנקיון כפיו
- נקיון שנים
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These words come before and after Nikayon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nikayon.
What does Nikayon (נקיון) mean in Hebrew?
Nikayon (נקיון) means cleanliness. It is said nikayon, with the stress on yon.
What is a synonym for Nikayon (נקיון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nikayon (נקיון) are נקוי and טיהור.
What is the opposite of Nikayon (נקיון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nikayon (נקיון) are זוהמה, טינופת, and לכלוך.
What rhymes with Nikayon (נקיון)?
Words that rhyme with Nikayon (נקיון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נקיון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.