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'arom (עָרֹם) means naked in Hebrew.

It can also mean nude. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

עָרֹם
'arom
adjective
In English

naked, nude

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ע

The dictionary gives one meaning for 'arom.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מצוי בעירום; שגופו חשוף, שאינו לובש דבר.
    וַיִּהְיוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם עֲרוּמִּים הָאָדָם וְאִשְׁתּוֹ וְלֹא יִתְבֹּשָׁשׁוּ

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word 'arom is an adjective.

Written with vowel points
עָרֹם
Written without vowel points
ערום
Said
'arom
Pattern
קָטֹל
Plural
עֲרֻמִּים
Feminine form
עֲרֻמָּה
Inflections
נ' עֲרֻמָּה, ר' עֲרֻמִּים, נ"ר עֲרֻמּוֹת
Gematria
316

This is how 'arom is said in other languages.

English
naked, nude
Arabic
عريان
Russian
го́лый
French
nu
Spanish
desnudo
German
nackt

These words mean nearly the same as 'arom.

  • בלבוש חוה
  • עירום ועריה
  • מערטל

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These words mean the opposite of 'arom.

  • לבוש

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These words rhyme with 'arom.

The word 'arom is part of these phrases and sayings.

These words come before and after 'arom in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word 'arom.

What does 'arom (⁨עָרֹם⁩) mean in Hebrew?

'arom (⁨עָרֹם⁩) means naked and nude. It is said 'arom, with the stress on rom.

What is a synonym for 'arom (⁨עָרֹם⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as 'arom (⁨עָרֹם⁩) are ⁨בלבוש חוה⁩, ⁨עירום ועריה⁩, and ⁨מערטל⁩.

What is the opposite of 'arom (⁨עָרֹם⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of 'arom (⁨עָרֹם⁩) are ⁨לבוש⁩.

What rhymes with 'arom (⁨עָרֹם⁩)?

Words that rhyme with 'arom (⁨עָרֹם⁩) include ⁨מקום⁩, ⁨אטום⁩, ⁨אדום⁩, ⁨יום⁩, ⁨חום⁩, and ⁨דרום⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ערם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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