Ayom (איום) means horrible in Hebrew.
It can also mean terrible. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
horrible, terrible
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Ayom.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מפחיד, מעורר פחד ואימה.
אָיֹם וְנוֹרָא הוּא מִמֶּנּוּ מִשְׁפָּטוֹ וּשְׂאֵתוֹ יֵצֵא
- 2בהשאלה: נשגב, מלא הדר, מעורר תחושת נחיתות
- 3בהשאלה: גרוע מאוד
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ayom is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- אָיֹם
- Written without vowel points
- איום
- Said
- ayom
- Root
- א־י־מ
- Pattern
- קָטֹל
- Plural
- אֲיֻמִּים
- Feminine form
- אֲיֻמָּה
- Inflections
- ר' אֲיֻמִּים; נ' אֲיֻמָּה, נ"ר אֲיֻמּוֹת
- Gematria
- 57
This is how Ayom is said in other languages.
- English
- horrible, terrible
- Arabic
- رهيب
- Russian
- стра́шный
- Spanish
- horrible, horrendo
- German
- schrecklich
These words mean nearly the same as Ayom.
- מבהיל
- נורא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Ayom.
- נהדרglorious
- נפלא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ayom.
The word Ayom is part of these phrases and sayings.
- איום ונורא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ayom comes from the root א־י־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Ayom in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ayom.
What does Ayom (איום) mean in Hebrew?
Ayom (איום) means horrible and terrible. It is said ayom, with the stress on yom.
What is a synonym for Ayom (איום)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ayom (איום) are מבהיל and נורא.
What is the opposite of Ayom (איום)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ayom (איום) are נהדר and נפלא.
What rhymes with Ayom (איום)?
Words that rhyme with Ayom (איום) include מקום, אטום, אדום, יום, חום, and דרום.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.