כלום
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Hebrew
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /kă.ˈlum/
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Pronoun
[edit]כְּלוּם • (k'lum)
Usage notes
[edit]- Used with a negative word, so the combination means "nothing".
Synonyms
[edit]Particle
[edit]כְּלוּם • (k'lum)
- (archaic) Used to turn a statement of fact into a question of fact.
- Talmud Bavli, Maseches Pesachim 87b
- כלום אדם זורע סאה אלא להכניס כמה כורין
- A man sows a se'a but to gain several korim...? [i.e., Does a man sow a small amount for a reason other than to gain many times the original amount?]
- Talmud Bavli, Maseches Pesachim 87b