חם
Hebrew
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈχam/
- Rhymes: -am
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ח־מ־ם (ḥ-m-m) |
Compare Arabic حَمِيم (ḥamīm, “hot”), Eblaite 𒉿𒈬𒌈 (à-mu-tum /ḥammū/, “hot”).
Adjective
חַם • (kham) (feminine חַמָּה, masculine plural חַמִּים, feminine plural חַמּוֹת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- Hot: at a high temperature.
- אין מים חמים. ― ein máyim khamím. ― There's no hot water.
- חם לי. ― kham li. ― I'm hot.
- היה חם בחדר. ― hayá kham bakhéder. ― It was hot in the room.
Usage notes
- This adjective is often used "impersonally", that is, without a personal subject.
Antonyms
- קַר (kar)
Noun
חָם • (khám) m (plural indefinite חָמִים, singular construct חֲמִי־, plural construct חֲמֵי־, feminine counterpart חָמוֹת)
- father-in-law, in relation to the bride
- father-in-law, in relation to the bride or groom
Declension
Declension of חָם
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | חָם | first | חָמִי | חָמִינוּ | ||
| definite | הֶחָם | second | חָמִיךָ | חָמִיךְ | חֲמִיכֶם | חֲמִיכֶן | |
| construct | חֲמִי־ | third | חָמִיו | חָמִיהָ | חֲמִיהֶם | חֲמִיהֶן | |
| plural | indefinite | חָמִים | first | חמיי / חָמַי | חָמֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הֶחָמִים | second | חָמֶיךָ | חמייך / חָמַיִךְ | חֲמֵיכֶם | חֲמֵיכֶן | |
| construct | חֲמֵי־ | third | חָמָיו | חָמֶיהָ | חֲמֵיהֶם | חֲמֵיהֶן | |
Related terms
- חוֹתֵן (khotén)
Anagrams
- מח
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