Dilma (דלמא) means lest in Hebrew.
It can also mean perhaps. It is a conjunction, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
דִּלְמָא
dilma
conjunction
In English
lest, perhaps
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Dilma.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון חז"ל, ארמיתשמא.
The word Dilma is a conjunction.
- Written with vowel points
- דִּלְמָא
- Written without vowel points
- דלמא
- Said
- dilma
- Gematria
- 75
This is how Dilma is said in other languages.
- English
- lest, perhaps
These words mean nearly the same as Dilma.
- שמאlest
- אולי
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These words come before and after Dilma in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dilma.
What does Dilma (דלמא) mean in Hebrew?
Dilma (דלמא) means lest and perhaps. It is said dilma, with the stress on dil.
What is a synonym for Dilma (דלמא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Dilma (דלמא) are שמא and אולי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דלמא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.