Ploni almoni (פלוני אלמוני) means John Doe in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פְּלוֹנִי אַלְמוֹנִי
ploni almoni
noun · masculine
In English
John Doe
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ploni almoni.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1משהו או מישהו שזהותו איננה ידועה או שהיא ידועה אך נשמרת בסוד.
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד לַאֲחִימֶלֶךְ הַכֹּהֵן, הַמֶּלֶךְ צִוַּנִי דָבָר, וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי אִישׁ אַל-יֵדַע מְאוּמָה אֶת-הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר-אָנֹכִי שֹׁלֵחֲךָ, וַאֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִךָ; וְאֶת-הַנְּעָרִים יוֹדַעְתִּי, אֶל-מְקוֹם פְּלֹנִי אַלְמוֹנִי
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ploni almoni is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פְּלוֹנִי אַלְמוֹנִי
- Written without vowel points
- פלוני אלמוני
- Said
- ploni almoni
- Root
- פ־ל־א
- Gematria
- 313
This is how Ploni almoni is said in other languages.
- English
- John Doe
The word Ploni almoni comes from the root פ־ל־א, like these words.
These words come before and after Ploni almoni in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ploni almoni.
What does Ploni almoni (פלוני אלמוני) mean in Hebrew?
Ploni almoni (פלוני אלמוני) means John Doe. It is said ploni almoni, with the stress on ni.
Is Ploni almoni (פלוני אלמוני) masculine or feminine?
The word Ploni almoni (פלוני אלמוני) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פלוני אלמוני of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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