Oni (עוני) means poverty in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
poverty
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Oni.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מצב שבו אין לאדם או קבוצת אנשים מספיק אמצעים כדי לפרנס את עצמם.
הִנֵּה צְרַפְתִּיךָ וְלֹא בְכָסֶף בְּחַרְתִּיךָ בְּכוּר עֹנִי
- 2מצב של סבל ומצוקה חמורה.
רָאֹה רָאִיתִי אֶת עֳנִי עַמִּי אֲשֶׁר בְּמִצְרָיִם
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Oni is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֹנִי
- Written without vowel points
- עוני
- Said
- oni
- Root
- ע־נ־ה
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Inflections
- עֳנִי־, בהפסק; עֹנִי
- Gematria
- 136
This is how Oni is said in other languages.
- English
- poverty
- Arabic
- فِقْر
These words mean nearly the same as Oni.
- אביונות
- דלות
- עניות
- ייסוריםagony
- עינוי
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These words mean the opposite of Oni.
- אמידות
- עושר
- עשירות
- עונג
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These words rhyme with Oni.
The word Oni is part of these phrases and sayings.
- לחם עוני
- קו העוני
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Oni comes from the root ע־נ־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Oni in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Oni.
What does Oni (עוני) mean in Hebrew?
Oni (עוני) means poverty. It is said oni, with the stress on o.
What is a synonym for Oni (עוני)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Oni (עוני) are אביונות, דלות, עניות, ייסורים, and עינוי.
What is the opposite of Oni (עוני)?
Words that mean the opposite of Oni (עוני) are אמידות, עושר, עשירות, and עונג.
What rhymes with Oni (עוני)?
Words that rhyme with Oni (עוני) include פוני, יוני, יוני, יוני, יוני, and מקרוני.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עני of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.