Pitayon (פיתיון) means bait in Hebrew.
It can also mean lure. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פִּתָּיוֹן
pitayon
noun · masculine
In English
bait, lure
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Pitayon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דבר מאכל שנועד למשוך בעל חיים אל המלכודת במטרה לצוד אותו או להרעילו.
- 2בהשאלהפיתוי תוך הונאה. משיכת קורבן לתרמית.
The word Pitayon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פִּתָּיוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- פיתיון
- Said
- pitayon
- Root
- פ־ת־ה
- Pattern
- קִטָּלוֹן
- Plural
- פִּתְיוֹנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' פִּתְיוֹנוֹת; פִּתְיוֹן־, ר' פִּתְיוֹנוֹת־
- Gematria
- 556
This is how Pitayon is said in other languages.
- English
- bait, lure
- Arabic
- طُعْم
- French
- appât
- Spanish
- cebar
- German
- ködern
These words rhyme with Pitayon.
The word Pitayon comes from the root פ־ת־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Pitayon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pitayon.
What does Pitayon (פיתיון) mean in Hebrew?
Pitayon (פיתיון) means bait and lure. It is said pitayon, with the stress on yon.
What rhymes with Pitayon (פיתיון)?
Words that rhyme with Pitayon (פיתיון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is Pitayon (פיתיון) masculine or feminine?
The word Pitayon (פיתיון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פִּתְיוֹנוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פתיון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.