Elem (אלם) means silence in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
silence
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Elem.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מליצהשתיקה, חוסר יכולת להשמיע קול, שקט, דממה.
וְלַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל יוֹנַת אֵלֶם רְחֹקִים לְדָוִד מִכְתָּם בֶּאֱחֹז אֹתוֹ פְלִשְׁתִּים בְּגַת
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Elem is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֵלֶם
- Written without vowel points
- אלם
- Said
- elem
- Root
- א־ל־מ
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Gematria
- 71
This is how Elem is said in other languages.
- English
- silence
- Arabic
- سُكوت, صَمْت
These words mean nearly the same as Elem.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Elem.
- רעש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Elem.
The word Elem is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יונת אלם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Elem comes from the root א־ל־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Elem in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Elem.
What does Elem (אלם) mean in Hebrew?
Elem (אלם) means silence. It is said elem, with the stress on e.
What is a synonym for Elem (אלם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Elem (אלם) are דממה, שקט, and שתיקה.
What is the opposite of Elem (אלם)?
Words that mean the opposite of Elem (אלם) are רעש.
What rhymes with Elem (אלם)?
Words that rhyme with Elem (אלם) include צלם, תלם, and הלם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אלם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.