אלים

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־ל־ם (ʾ-l-m)
10 terms

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

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

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)‎
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