Ilem (אילם) means mute in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
mute
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ilem.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שאינו יכול להשמיע קול. חסר יכולת דיבור.
וַיֹּאמֶר ה' אֵלָיו מִי שָׂם פֶּה לָאָדָם אוֹ מִי יָשׂוּם אִלֵּם אוֹ חֵרֵשׁ אוֹ פִקֵּחַ אוֹ עִוֵּר הֲלֹא אָנֹכִי ה'
- 2בהשאלהחסר קול, שותק, דומם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ilem is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- אִלֵּם
- Written without vowel points
- אילם
- Said
- ilem
- Root
- א־ל־מ
- Pattern
- קִטֵּל
- Plural
- אִלְּמִים
- Feminine form
- אִלֶּמֶת
- Inflections
- ר' אִלְּמִים; נ' אִלֶּמֶת; ר' אִלְּמֵי־, נ"ר אִלְּמוֹת־
- Gematria
- 81
This is how Ilem is said in other languages.
- English
- mute
- Arabic
- أبكم, أخرس
These words mean nearly the same as Ilem.
- דומם
- חרישיsilent
- שקט
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Ilem.
- רועש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ilem.
The word Ilem is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אות אלמת
- אלם כדג
- אלם כמת
- אלם כקבר
- סרט אלם
- חרש אלם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ilem comes from the root א־ל־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Ilem in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ilem.
What does Ilem (אילם) mean in Hebrew?
Ilem (אילם) means mute. It is said ilem, with the stress on lem.
What is a synonym for Ilem (אילם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ilem (אילם) are דומם, חרישי, and שקט.
What is the opposite of Ilem (אילם)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ilem (אילם) are רועש.
What rhymes with Ilem (אילם)?
Words that rhyme with Ilem (אילם) include שם, אם, שלם, גורם, לוחם, and מכרסם.
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.