Al shum (על שום) means named after in Hebrew.
It is a conjunction, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עַל שׁוּם
al shum
conjunction
In English
named after
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Al shum.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לציון גורם או סיבה
- 2לציון הנצחה
The word Al shum is a conjunction.
- Written with vowel points
- עַל שׁוּם
- Written without vowel points
- על שום
- Said
- al shum
- Gematria
- 446
This is how Al shum is said in other languages.
- English
- named after
These words mean nearly the same as Al shum.
- משום
- ע"ש
- בגללbecause
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These words come before and after Al shum in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Al shum.
What does Al shum (על שום) mean in Hebrew?
Al shum (על שום) means named after. It is said al shum.
What is a synonym for Al shum (על שום)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Al shum (על שום) are משום, ע"ש, and בגלל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry על שום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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