כלום

Hebrew

Pronoun

כְּלוּם • (k'lum)

1. anything

Usage notes

• Used with a negative word, so the combination means "nothing".

Synonyms

• שום דבר

Particle

כְּלוּם • (k'lum)

1. (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?]

Synonyms

• הֲ־
• הֲאִם

Anagrams

• כולם