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Golem (גולם) means lump in Hebrew.

It can also mean pupa, dummy, and golem. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

גֹּלֶם
golem
noun · masculine
In English

lump, pupa, dummy, golem

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ג

The dictionary gives 6 meanings for Golem.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    עובר לפני שהתפתחה צורת אבריו.
  2. 2
    מיתולוגיה, יהדותהאדם שנוצר מעפר לפני שאלהים נפח בו רוח חיים.
  3. 3
    לשון חז"לחומר שלא הסתיים תהליך עיבודו לכדי מוצר.
  4. 4
    אחד מגלגולי החרקים, שבין שלב הזחל לשלב הבוגר בעל הכנפיים.
  5. 5
    כינוי לאדם כבד תנועה או כבד מחשבה.
  6. 6
    מיתולוגיה, יהדותגוש חומר בדמות אדם שהופחו בו חיים באמצעות לחשי קסמים.

The word Golem is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
גֹּלֶם
Written without vowel points
גולם
Said
golem
Root
ג־ל־מ
Pattern
קֹטֶל
Plural
גְּלָמִים
Inflections
ר' גְּלָמִים; גֹּלֶם־, ר' גָּלְמֵי־
Gematria
79

This is how Golem is said in other languages.

English
lump, pupa, dummy, golem

The word Golem is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Golem comes from the root ג־ל־מ, like these words.

These words come before and after Golem in the dictionary.

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What does Golem (⁨גולם⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Golem (⁨גולם⁩) means lump, pupa, and dummy. It is said golem, with the stress on go.

Is Golem (⁨גולם⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Golem (⁨גולם⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨גְּלָמִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גלם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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