This is what the Hebrew word Alum (עלום) means.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Alum.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שאינו נראה. או שאינו ידוע. שחלק ממנו נסתר.
The word Alum is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- עָלוּם
- Written without vowel points
- עלום
- Said
- alum
- Root
- ע־ל־מ
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- עֲלוּמִים
- Feminine form
- עֲלוּמָה
- Inflections
- נ' עֲלוּמָה; ר' עֲלוּמִים; נ"ר עֲלוּמוֹת
- Gematria
- 146
These words mean nearly the same as Alum.
- חבוי
- טמירsecret
- כמוס
- נסתר
- נעלם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Alum.
- גלוי
- ידוע
- מפורסם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Alum.
The word Alum is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ביצה עלומה
- עלום שם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Alum comes from the root ע־ל־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Alum in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Alum.
What is a synonym for Alum (עלום)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Alum (עלום) are חבוי, טמיר, כמוס, נסתר, and נעלם.
What is the opposite of Alum (עלום)?
Words that mean the opposite of Alum (עלום) are גלוי, ידוע, and מפורסם.
What rhymes with Alum (עלום)?
Words that rhyme with Alum (עלום) include תחום, חום, תשלום, תחום, שום, and זיהום.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עלום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.