Balam (בלם) means brake in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
brake
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Balam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1התקן בכלי רכב שמאפשר להאט את תנועתו עד כדי עצירה מוחלטת.
The word Balam is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בָּלָם
- Written without vowel points
- בלם
- Said
- balam
- Root
- ב־ל־מ
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- בְּלָמִים
- Inflections
- ר' בְּלָמִים
- Gematria
- 72
This is how Balam is said in other languages.
- English
- brake
These words mean nearly the same as Balam.
- ברקס
- מעצור
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These words rhyme with Balam.
The word Balam comes from the root ב־ל־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Balam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Balam.
What does Balam (בלם) mean in Hebrew?
Balam (בלם) means brake. It is said balam, with the stress on lam.
What is a synonym for Balam (בלם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Balam (בלם) are ברקס and מעצור.
What rhymes with Balam (בלם)?
Words that rhyme with Balam (בלם) include אדם, דם, ים, עם, סם, and עולם.
Is Balam (בלם) masculine or feminine?
The word Balam (בלם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בְּלָמִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בלם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.