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Cuttlefish in Hebrew is דְּיוֹנוּן (dyonún).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

דְּיוֹנוּן
dyonún
noun · masculine
In English

cuttlefish

/ˈkʌtl̩fɪʃ/ /ˈkʌt(ə)lfɪʃ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for cuttlefish as a noun.

any of various squidlike mollusks

This is more about the Hebrew word דְּיוֹנוּן.

Written with vowel points
דְּיוֹנוּן
Written without vowel points
דיונון
Said
dyonún
Plural
דיוֹנוּנִים
Its meanings in English
cuttlefish, cuttlefish, squid

The Hebrew dictionary's page for דיונון, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with cuttlefish.

These words come before and after cuttlefish in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨cuttlefish⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨cuttlefish⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨cuttlefish⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨דְּיוֹנוּן⁩, said dyonún. Without vowel points it is written ⁨דיונון⁩. Its plural is ⁨דיוֹנוּנִים⁩.

Is ⁨דיונון⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨דיונון⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨דיונון⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨cuttlefish⁩, ⁨דיונון⁩ can mean ⁨cuttlefish, squid⁩.

How is ⁨cuttlefish⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨cuttlefish⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈkʌtl̩fɪʃ/, /ˈkʌt(ə)lfɪʃ/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry cuttlefish and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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