Kadum (כדום) means boat hook in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כַּדּוּם
kadum
noun · masculine
In English
boat hook
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kadum.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מוט עץ ארוך ובקצהו אונקל מתכת לשליית כד מן הבאר.
- 2ימאותמוט עץ ארוך ובראשו אונקל מתכת, המשמש בסירה להרחקתה או לקירובה אל המזח או אל סירה אחרת, לשליית חבל מן המים וכדומה.
The word Kadum is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּדּוּם
- Written without vowel points
- כדום
- Said
- kadum
- Plural
- כַּדּוּמִים
- Inflections
- ר' כַּדּוּמִים; כַּדּוּם־, ר' כַּדּוּמֵי־
- Gematria
- 70
This is how Kadum is said in other languages.
- English
- boat hook
These words rhyme with Kadum.
These words come before and after Kadum in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kadum.
What does Kadum (כדום) mean in Hebrew?
Kadum (כדום) means boat hook. It is said kadum, with the stress on dum.
What rhymes with Kadum (כדום)?
Words that rhyme with Kadum (כדום) include תחום, חום, תשלום, תחום, שום, and זיהום.
Is Kadum (כדום) masculine or feminine?
The word Kadum (כדום) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כַּדּוּמִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כדום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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