Shaon (שעון) means watch in Hebrew.
It can also mean clock. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שָׁעוֹן
shaon
noun · masculine
In English
watch, clock
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shaon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מכשיר המודד את משך־הזמן שחלף; ובפרט מכשיר המראה את השעה הנוכחית ביום.
- 2בהשאלהמונה, מד, מכשיר מדידה שיש לו מחוג ודומה בצורתו לשעון. לדוגמה: שעון חשמל, שעון מים, לוח שעונים.
The word Shaon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁעוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- שעון
- Said
- shaon
- Plural
- שְׁעוֹנִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁעוֹנִים; שְׁעוֹן־, ר' שְׁעוֹנֵי־
- Gematria
- 426
This is how Shaon is said in other languages.
- English
- watch, clock
- Arabic
- ساعة
- Russian
- часы
- French
- horloge
- Yiddish
- זייגער
These words rhyme with Shaon.
The word Shaon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כמו שעון
- על השעון
- שעון אטומי
- שעון דיגיטלי
- שעון יד
- שעון חול
- שעון כיס
- שעון מטוטלת
- שעון מים
- שעון מעורר
- שעון סבא
- שעון עצר
- שעון קוקייה
- שעון קיר
- שעון שבת
- שעון שמש
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These words come before and after Shaon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shaon.
What does Shaon (שעון) mean in Hebrew?
Shaon (שעון) means watch and clock. It is said shaon, with the stress on on.
What rhymes with Shaon (שעון)?
Words that rhyme with Shaon (שעון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is Shaon (שעון) masculine or feminine?
The word Shaon (שעון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁעוֹנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שעון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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