Karkom (כרכום) means crocus in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כַּרְכֹּם
karkom
noun · masculine
In English
crocus
The dictionary gives one meaning for Karkom.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צמח טמיר ניצן נמוך וחסר גבעול ממשפחת האירוסיים, הפורח בסתיו. פרחיו גדולים, צבעיהם מגוונים, צורתם כגביע בעל בסיס צר וארוך.
נֵרְדְּ וְכַרְכֹּם קָנֶה וְקִנָּמוֹן עִם כָּל עֲצֵי לְבוֹנָה מֹר וַאֲהָלוֹת עִם כָּל רָאשֵׁי בְשָׂמִים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Karkom is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּרְכֹּם
- Written without vowel points
- כרכום
- Said
- karkom
- Root
- כ־ר־כ־מ
- Pattern
- קַטּוֹל
- Plural
- כרכומים
- Inflections
- ר' כרכומים
- Gematria
- 286
This is how Karkom is said in other languages.
- English
- crocus
The word Karkom comes from the root כ־ר־כ־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Karkom in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Karkom.
What does Karkom (כרכום) mean in Hebrew?
Karkom (כרכום) means crocus. It is said karkom.
Is Karkom (כרכום) masculine or feminine?
The word Karkom (כרכום) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כרכומים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כרכם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.