Ploni (פלוני) means John Doe in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
John Doe
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ploni.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כינוי למשהו או מישהו שזהותו עלומה.
The word Ploni is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- פְּלוֹנִי
- Written without vowel points
- פלוני
- Said
- ploni
- Root
- פ־ל־א
- Pattern
- קִטְלוֹנִי
- Feminine form
- פְּלוֹנִית
- Inflections
- נ' פְּלוֹנִית
- Gematria
- 176
This is how Ploni is said in other languages.
- English
- John Doe
- Arabic
- فُلانِيّ, فُلَان
These words mean nearly the same as Ploni.
- חילק ובילק
- ישראל ישראלי
- פלמוני
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ploni.
The word Ploni is part of these phrases and sayings.
- פלוני אלמוני
- פלוני בן פלוני
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ploni comes from the root פ־ל־א, like these words.
These words come before and after Ploni in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ploni.
What does Ploni (פלוני) mean in Hebrew?
Ploni (פלוני) means John Doe. It is said ploni, with the stress on ni.
What is a synonym for Ploni (פלוני)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ploni (פלוני) are חילק ובילק, ישראל ישראלי, and פלמוני.
What rhymes with Ploni (פלוני)?
Words that rhyme with Ploni (פלוני) include מיני, עני, שני, קיצוני, אני, and צמחוני.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פלוני of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.