Chisum (חיסום) means hardening in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חִסּוּם
chisum
noun · masculine
In English
hardening
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Chisum.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תהליך בו מחממים חומר כלשהו לטמפרטורה גבוהה, מחזיקים אותו זמן מסויים באותה הטמפרטורה ולאחר מכן מקררים אותו בקירור מהיר, וזאת לצורך שינוי תכונותיו המכניות.
- 2קצה המקדח
The word Chisum is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חִסּוּם
- Written without vowel points
- חיסום
- Said
- chisum
- Root
- ח־ס־מ
- Pattern
- קִטּוּל
- Gematria
- 124
This is how Chisum is said in other languages.
- English
- hardening
These words mean nearly the same as Chisum.
These words mean the opposite of Chisum.
The word Chisum comes from the root ח־ס־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Chisum in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Chisum.
What does Chisum (חיסום) mean in Hebrew?
Chisum (חיסום) means hardening. It is said chisum, with the stress on chi.
What is a synonym for Chisum (חיסום)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Chisum (חיסום) are סתום.
What is the opposite of Chisum (חיסום)?
Words that mean the opposite of Chisum (חיסום) are מפולש.
Is Chisum (חיסום) masculine or feminine?
The word Chisum (חיסום) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חסום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.