Yaven (יָוֵן) means mire in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
יָוֵן
yaven
noun · masculine
In English
mire
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yaven.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בוץ טובעני.
וַיַּעֲלֵנִי מִבּוֹר שָׁאוֹן, מִטִּיט הַיָּוֵן; וַיָּקֶם עַל־סֶלַע רַגְלַי, כּוֹנֵן אֲשֻׁרָי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yaven is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יָוֵן
- Written without vowel points
- יוון
- Said
- yaven
- Root
- י־ו־נ
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Inflections
- יְוֵן־
- Gematria
- 72
This is how Yaven is said in other languages.
- English
- mire
These words rhyme with Yaven.
The word Yaven comes from the root י־ו־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Yaven in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yaven.
What does Yaven (יָוֵן) mean in Hebrew?
Yaven (יָוֵן) means mire. It is said yaven, with the stress on ven.
What rhymes with Yaven (יָוֵן)?
Words that rhyme with Yaven (יָוֵן) include בן, שן, זקן, התקן, כן, and מאפיין.
Is Yaven (יָוֵן) masculine or feminine?
The word Yaven (יָוֵן) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.