Telefon (טלפון) means telephone in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
טֶלֶפוֹן
telefon
noun · masculine
In English
telephone
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Telefon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מכשיר המאפשר לשני אנשים או יותר, הנמצאים במקומות רחוקים, לשוחח זה עם זה.
- 2בהשאלהשיחה הנעשית באמצעות מכשיר זה.
- 3בהשאלההמספר אותו יש להזין על־מנת לעשות שיחה כזו.
The word Telefon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- טֶלֶפוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- טלפון
- Said
- telefon
- Root
- ט־ל־פ־נ
- Plural
- טֶלֶפוֹנִים
- Inflections
- ר' טֶלֶפוֹנִים
- Gematria
- 175
This is how Telefon is said in other languages.
- English
- telephone
- Arabic
- هاتِف, تلفون
- French
- téléphone
These words rhyme with Telefon.
The word Telefon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- טלפון אלחוטי
- טלפון חכם
- טלפון נייד
- טלפון סלולרי
- טלפון צבורי
- טלפון שבור
- טלפון קווי
- טלפון שדה
- מספר טלפון
- שיחת טלפון
- תא טלפון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Telefon comes from the root ט־ל־פ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Telefon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Telefon.
What does Telefon (טלפון) mean in Hebrew?
Telefon (טלפון) means telephone. It is said telefon, with the stress on te.
What rhymes with Telefon (טלפון)?
Words that rhyme with Telefon (טלפון) include פלאפון.
Is Telefon (טלפון) masculine or feminine?
The word Telefon (טלפון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is טֶלֶפוֹנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry טלפון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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