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Halum (הָלוּם) means shocked in Hebrew.

It can also mean struck. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

הָלוּם
halum
adjective
In English

shocked, struck

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives one meaning for Halum.

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

  1. 1
    מצוי בהלם, מוכה תדהמה.
    הוֹי עֲטֶרֶת גֵּאוּת שִׁכֹּרֵי אֶפְרַיִם וְצִיץ נֹבֵל צְבִי תִפְאַרְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עַל-רֹאשׁ גֵּיא-שְׁמָנִים הֲלוּמֵי יָיִן.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Halum is an adjective.

Written with vowel points
הָלוּם
Written without vowel points
הלום
Said
halum
Root
ה־ל־מ
Pattern
קָטוּל
Plural
הֲלוּמִים
Feminine form
הֲלוּמָה
Inflections
נ' הֲלוּמָה, הֲלוּמַת־, ר' הֲלוּמִים, הֲלוּמֵי־, נ"ר הֲלוּמוֹת
Gematria
81

This is how Halum is said in other languages.

English
shocked, struck
Arabic
أُصيبَ بِصَدْمة

These words mean nearly the same as Halum.

  • שוק

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These words rhyme with Halum.

The word Halum is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • הלום קרב

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The word Halum comes from the root ה־ל־מ, like these words.

These words come before and after Halum in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Halum.

What does Halum (⁨הָלוּם⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Halum (⁨הָלוּם⁩) means shocked and struck. It is said halum, with the stress on lum.

What is a synonym for Halum (⁨הָלוּם⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Halum (⁨הָלוּם⁩) are ⁨שוק⁩.

What rhymes with Halum (⁨הָלוּם⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Halum (⁨הָלוּם⁩) include ⁨תחום⁩, ⁨חום⁩, ⁨תשלום⁩, ⁨תחום⁩, ⁨שום⁩, and ⁨זיהום⁩.

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

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