Te'avon (תיאבון) means appetite in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
appetite
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Te'avon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חשק לאכול; תחושת צורך במזון.
- 2בהשאלהחשק עז לדבר־מה שאינו מזון – כאילו היה תיאבון לאכילה.
The word Te'avon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תֵּאָבוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- תיאבון
- Said
- te'avon
- Root
- ת־א־ב
- Pattern
- קִטָּלוֹן
- Inflections
- תֵּאֲבוֹנוֹ, תֵּאֲבוֹנָהּ
- Gematria
- 469
This is how Te'avon is said in other languages.
- English
- appetite
- Arabic
- شَهِيَّة
- Spanish
- apetito
These words mean nearly the same as Te'avon.
- תאוהcraving
- חשק
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Te'avon.
- שובע
- מיאוס
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Te'avon.
The word Te'avon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מומר לתאבון
- עם האוכל בא התיאבון
- תיאבון בריא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Te'avon comes from the root ת־א־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Te'avon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Te'avon.
What does Te'avon (תיאבון) mean in Hebrew?
Te'avon (תיאבון) means appetite. It is said te'avon, with the stress on von.
What is a synonym for Te'avon (תיאבון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Te'avon (תיאבון) are תאוה and חשק.
What is the opposite of Te'avon (תיאבון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Te'avon (תיאבון) are שובע and מיאוס.
What rhymes with Te'avon (תיאבון)?
Words that rhyme with Te'avon (תיאבון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תאבון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.