Hebrew

Noun

פַּעַם • ‎(pá'am) f ‎(dual indefinite פעמיים \ פַּעֲמַיִם, plural indefinite פְּעָמִים, singular construct פַּעַם־, plural construct פַּעֲמֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. A time: an instance, an occurrence.
2. A step, a footstep, a pace: an instance of stepping with the foot.
3. A stroke, a beat, as a heartbeat.
4. (פַּעַם־, pá'am-) Singular construct form of פַּעַם‎.

Derived terms

• לִפְעָמִים ‎(lif'amím)
• מדי פעם ‎(midéi pá'am)

Verb

פָּעַם • ‎(pa'ám) ‎(pa'al construction)

1. To beat, to strike, to knock.

Verb

פיעם \ פִּעֵם • ‎(pi'ém) ‎(pi'el construction)

1. Defective spelling of פיעם.

References

• “פַּעַם” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ ‎(ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), ISBN 965-17-0084-X, volume 2 of 3 (ל to צ), ISBN 965-17-0096-3, page 1080.
• “פעם, פָּעַם” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ ‎(ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), ISBN 965-17-0084-X, volume 2 of 3 (ל to צ), ISBN 965-17-0096-3, page 1079.