Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χum/

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.
   • חום (צבע) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
2. (חוּם־, khúm-) Singular construct form of חוּם‎.

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• חֹם defective spelling

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χom/

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.
   • חום (פיזיקה) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
3. Warmth, fever, feverishness.
   • חום (תסמין) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
4. (חֹם־, khóm-) Singular construct form of חום \ חֹם‎.

See also

• טמפרטורה ‎(temperatúra)

Anagrams

• מוח