Kam (קם) means foe in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
foe
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מתנגד או יריב עוין.
וּבְרֹב גְּאוֹנְךָ, תַּהֲרֹס קָמֶיךָ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kam is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קָם
- Written without vowel points
- קם
- Said
- kam
- Root
- ק־ו־מ
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- קָמִים
- Inflections
- ר' קָמִים, ס"ר קָמֵי־
- Gematria
- 140
This is how Kam is said in other languages.
- English
- foe
- Arabic
- عَدو
These words mean nearly the same as Kam.
- אויבenemy
- צורר
- צר
- שונא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Kam.
- אוהב
- ידידfriend
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kam.
The word Kam comes from the root ק־ו־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kam.
What does Kam (קם) mean in Hebrew?
Kam (קם) means foe. It is said kam, with the stress on kam.
What is a synonym for Kam (קם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kam (קם) are אויב, צורר, צר, and שונא.
What is the opposite of Kam (קם)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kam (קם) are אוהב and ידיד.
What rhymes with Kam (קם)?
Words that rhyme with Kam (קם) include אדם, דם, ים, עם, סם, and עולם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.