איום

Hebrew

Root
א־י־ם (ʾ-y-m)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aˈjom/

Adjective

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

• H366 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

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

1. a threat