Zadon (זדון) means malice in Hebrew.
It can also mean spite. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
malice, spite
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Zadon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רצון להרע.
וְהָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה בְזָדוֹן לְבִלְתִּי שְׁמֹעַ אֶל הַכֹּהֵן הָעֹמֵד לְשָׁרֶת שָׁם
- 2מליצהאדם רשע.
הִנְנִי אֵלֶיךָ זָדוֹן נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יהוה צְבָאוֹת כִּי בָּא יוֹמְךָ עֵת פְּקַדְתִּיךָ. וְכָשַׁל זָדוֹן וְנָפַל וְאֵין לוֹ מֵקִים...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Zadon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זָדוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- זדון
- Said
- zadon
- Root
- ז־ו־ד
- Pattern
- קַטְלוֹן
- Plural
- זְדוֹנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' זְדוֹנוֹת
- Gematria
- 67
This is how Zadon is said in other languages.
- English
- malice, spite
These words mean nearly the same as Zadon.
- מזיד
- ביודעין
- טינהgrudge
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Zadon.
- שגגה
- תאונהaccident
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Zadon.
The word Zadon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שגגת תלמוד עולה זדון
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The word Zadon comes from the root ז־ו־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Zadon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zadon.
What does Zadon (זדון) mean in Hebrew?
Zadon (זדון) means malice and spite. It is said zadon, with the stress on don.
What is a synonym for Zadon (זדון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Zadon (זדון) are מזיד, ביודעין, and טינה.
What is the opposite of Zadon (זדון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Zadon (זדון) are שגגה and תאונה.
What rhymes with Zadon (זדון)?
Words that rhyme with Zadon (זדון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זדון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.