Ovdan (אבדן) means ruin in Hebrew.
It can also mean destruction and loss. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ruin, destruction, loss
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Ovdan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חֻרְבָּן, הֶרֶס, כְּלָיָה
כִּי אֵיכָכָה אוּכַל וְרָאִיתִי בָּרָעָה אֲשֶׁר יִמְצָא אֶת עַמִּי וְאֵיכָכָה אוּכַל וְרָאִיתִי בְּאָבְדַן מוֹלַדְתִּי.
- 2קִלְקוּל, הֶפְסֵד
- 3אִבּוּד, חֹסֶר, הֵעָלְמוּת, הָיָה וְאֵינוֹ
- 4(חשבונאות) הרס פתאומי ובלתי צפוי של נכס שלגביו לא ניתן לקבל פיצוי, או עלות שאינה ניתנה להחזרה.
- 5(ביטוח) נזק שנגרם למבוטח, המהווה בסיס לתביעתו לשיפוי על פי תנאי המדיניות
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ovdan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אָבְדָן
- Written without vowel points
- אבדן
- Said
- ovdan
- Root
- א־ב־ד
- Pattern
- קֻטְלָן
- Plural
- אָבְדָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' אָבְדָנִים; אָבְדַן־, ר' אָבְדְנֵי־; כ' (1) אָבְדָנִי, אָבְדָנֵ(י)נוּ, (2) אָבְדָנְךָ, אָבְדָנֵךְ, אָבְדַנְכֶם, אָבְדַנְכֶן, (3) אָבְדָנוֹ, אָבְדָנָהּ, אָבְדָנָם, אָבְדָנָן
- Gematria
- 57
This is how Ovdan is said in other languages.
- English
- ruin, destruction, loss
- Spanish
- destrucción, pérdida
These words mean nearly the same as Ovdan.
- אבדה
- אבדוןperdition
- האבדות
- העלמות
- הרס
- חורבןdestruction
- הפסדloss
- אבודloss
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These words mean the opposite of Ovdan.
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These words rhyme with Ovdan.
The word Ovdan is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Ovdan comes from the root א־ב־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Ovdan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ovdan.
What does Ovdan (אבדן) mean in Hebrew?
Ovdan (אבדן) means ruin, destruction, and loss. It is said ovdan, with the stress on dan.
What is a synonym for Ovdan (אבדן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ovdan (אבדן) are אבדה, אבדון, האבדות, העלמות, הרס, and חורבן.
What is the opposite of Ovdan (אבדן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ovdan (אבדן) are בנייה, שקום, and מציאה.
What rhymes with Ovdan (אבדן)?
Words that rhyme with Ovdan (אבדן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אבדן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.