איום

Hebrew

Root
א־י־ם‎

Adjective

אָיוֹם \ אָיֹם • (ayom) (feminine אָיוּמָּה \ אָיֻמָּה‎, masculine plural אָיוּמִּים \ אָיֻמִּים‎, feminine plural אֲיוּמּוֹת \ אֲיֻמּוֹת‎)

  1. threatening, frightening, terrifying
    • 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 yatzá.
      They are terrible and dreadful; Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
  2. terrible, unbearable

Noun

אִיּוּם • (iyum) m (plural indefinite אִיּוּמִים‎, plural construct אִיּוּמֵי־‎)

  1. a threat
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