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איום

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Hebrew

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Root
א־י־ם (ʾ-y-m)
3 terms

Pronunciation

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Pronunciation 1

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Adjective

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איום / אָיֹם (ayóm) (feminine איומה / אֲיֻמָּה, masculine plural איומים / אֲיֻמִּים, feminine plural איומות / אֲיֻמּוֹת) [pattern: קָטֹל]

  1. threatening, frightening, terrifying
    • Tanach, Habakkuk 1:7, with translation of the American Standard Version:
      אָיֹם וְנוֹרָא הוּא מִמֶּנּוּ מִשְׁפָּטוֹ וּשְׂאֵתוֹ יֵצֵא׃
      'ayóm v'norá hú miménu mishpató us'etó yetsé.
      They are terrible and dreadful; Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
  2. terrible, unbearable
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Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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אִיּוּם (iyumm (plural indefinite אִיּוּמִים, plural construct אִיּוּמֵי־) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

  1. a threat
Declension
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References

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  • איום” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "איום" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language