איום

Hebrew
Root
א־י־ם (ʾ-y-m)

Pronunciation
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Adjective

איום / אָיֹם • (ayóm) (feminine איומה / אָיֻמָּה, masculine plural איומים / אָיֻמִּים, feminine plural איומות / אֲיֻמּוֹת)

  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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Noun

אִיּוּם • (iyum) m (plural indefinite אִיּוּמִים, plural construct אִיּוּמֵי־) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

  1. a threat
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