אלים

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־ל־ם (ʾ-l-m)
10 terms

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aˈlim/

Adjective

אַלִּים • (alím) (feminine אַלִּימָה, masculine plural אַלִּימִים, feminine plural אַלִּימוֹת)

1. violent: of, pertaining to, or committing violence

Derived terms

• אַלִּימוּת (alimút, “violence”)

References

• Klein, Ernest (1987) “אַלִּים”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 30c
• Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature‎^[2], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 69b
• “אלים” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Etymology 2

Noun

אֵלִים • (elím)

1. plural indefinite form of אֵל (el)‎