איום

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