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 state 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 state form of חוּם‎‎.

Etymology 2
Root
ח־מ־ם‎ (ḥ-m-m)

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 state form of חום / חֹם‎‎.
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