Em (אם) means mother in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
mother
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Em.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אישה שיש לה ילד, נקבת בעלי חיים שיש לה ולדות, הורה ממין נקבה.
וַיִּקְרָא הָאָדָם שֵׁם אִשְׁתּוֹ חַוָּה כִּי הִוא הָיְתָה אֵם כָּל חָי
- 2לשון חז"ל, בהשאלהרחם; האיבר בו מתפתח העובר בגוף האשה.
- 3אישה מנהלת או אחראית במוסד.
- 4מקור, מה שיש לו הסתעפויות.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Em is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֵם
- Written without vowel points
- אם
- Said
- em
- Root
- א־מ־מ
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Plural
- אִמָּהוֹת גם אִמּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' אִמָּהוֹת גם אִמּוֹת; אֵם־, ר' אִמּוֹת־; כ' אִמִּי, אִמּוֹתֵינוּ
- Gematria
- 41
This is how Em is said in other languages.
- English
- mother
- Arabic
- أم
- Russian
- мать
- French
- mère
- Spanish
- madre
- German
- Mutter
These words mean nearly the same as Em.
- אימאmomma
- הורה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Em.
- אב
- בת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Em.
The word Em is part of these phrases and sayings.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Em comes from the root א־מ־מ, like these words.
This is where the word Em comes from.
באוגריתית (אֻם); בכנענית (אם), או (אמא) בהגיית (על פי תעתיקים יווניים) אַמָּא.
These words come before and after Em in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Em.
What does Em (אם) mean in Hebrew?
Em (אם) means mother. It is said em, with the stress on em.
What is a synonym for Em (אם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Em (אם) are אימא and הורה.
What is the opposite of Em (אם)?
Words that mean the opposite of Em (אם) are אב and בת.
What rhymes with Em (אם)?
Words that rhyme with Em (אם) include שם, שלם, גורם, לוחם, מכרסם, and אשם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.