Oyen (עוין) means hostile in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hostile
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Oyen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל רגשות איבה; חפץ ברעתו של אחר.
וַיְהִי שָׁאוּל עון (עוֹיֵן) אֶת דָּוִד מֵהַיּוֹם הַהוּא וָהָלְאָה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Oyen is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- עוֹיֵן
- Written without vowel points
- עוין
- Said
- oyen
- Root
- ע־י־נ
- Pattern
- קוֹטֵל
- Plural
- עוֹיְנִים
- Feminine form
- עוֹיֶנֶת
- Inflections
- נ' עוֹיֶנֶת, ר' עוֹיְנִים, נ"ר עוֹיְנוֹת
- Gematria
- 136
This is how Oyen is said in other languages.
- English
- hostile
These words mean nearly the same as Oyen.
- שנא
- מתעב
- נוטר טינה
- צר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Oyen.
- אוהד
- חברותיoutgoing
- ידידותי
- מפרגן
- מאוהבin love
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Oyen.
The word Oyen is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עד עוין
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Oyen comes from the root ע־י־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Oyen in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Oyen.
What does Oyen (עוין) mean in Hebrew?
Oyen (עוין) means hostile. It is said oyen, with the stress on yen.
What is a synonym for Oyen (עוין)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Oyen (עוין) are שנא, מתעב, נוטר טינה, and צר.
What is the opposite of Oyen (עוין)?
Words that mean the opposite of Oyen (עוין) are אוהד, חברותי, ידידותי, מפרגן, and מאוהב.
What rhymes with Oyen (עוין)?
Words that rhyme with Oyen (עוין) include בן, שן, זקן, התקן, כן, and מאפיין.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עוין of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.