On (אוֹן) means sorrow in Hebrew.
It can also mean mourning. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sorrow, mourning
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for On.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צער, יגון, אבל (נדיר, רק בתנ"ך).
וַיְהִי בְּצֵאת נַפְשָׁהּ כִּי מֵתָה וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ בֶּן-אוֹנִי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word On is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- און
- Said
- on
- Root
- א־ו־נ
- Pattern
- קוֹל
- Plural
- אונים
- Inflections
- ר' אונים; און־; כ' אוני
- Gematria
- 57
This is how On is said in other languages.
- English
- sorrow, mourning
These words rhyme with On.
The word On comes from the root א־ו־נ, like these words.
This is where the word On comes from.
באוגריתית (אֻנ). אולי מאנינות.
These words come before and after On in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word On.
What does On (אוֹן) mean in Hebrew?
On (אוֹן) means sorrow and mourning. It is said on, with the stress on on.
What rhymes with On (אוֹן)?
Words that rhyme with On (אוֹן) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is On (אוֹן) masculine or feminine?
The word On (אוֹן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אונים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry און of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.