חום

Hebrew

Etymology 1

חוּם (brown)

Pronunciation

Adjective

חוּם (khúm) (feminine חוּמָה, masculine plural חוּמִים, feminine plural חוּמוֹת)

  1. Brown, brown-colored.
  2. (חוּם־, khúm-) Masculine singular construct form of חוּם.

Noun

חוּם (khúm) m (plural indefinite חוּמִים, singular construct חוּם־, plural construct חוּמֵי־)

  1. Brown, the color brown.
  2. (חוּם־, khúm-) Singular construct form of חוּם.

Etymology 2

Root
ח־מ־ם

From the root ח־מ־ם (kh-m-m); compare חַם (khám).

Alternative forms

  • חֹם (defective spelling)

Pronunciation

Noun

חום \ חֹם (khóm) m (no plural forms, singular construct חום \ חֹם־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. Heat, warmth: the property of being hot.
  2. (physics, chemistry) Heat: energy transferred by thermal interaction.
  3. Warmth, fever, feverishness.
  4. (חֹם־, khóm-) Singular construct form of חום \ חֹם.
See also

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.