איום

Hebrew

Root
א־י־ם (ʾ-y-m)
3 terms

Pronunciation 1

Adjective

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
References

Pronunciation 2

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)iˈjum/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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

  1. a threat