Ketem (כתם) means stain in Hebrew.
It can also mean spot and gold. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
stain, spot, gold
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Ketem.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אזור מלוכלך (בעיקר בבגד).
- 2בהשאלהאזור הצבוע בצבע אחד על רקע של צבע אחר.
- 3מליצהזהב יקר ומובחר.
אֵיכָה יוּעַם זָהָב יִשְׁנֶא הַכֶּתֶם הַטּוֹב תִּשְׁתַּפֵּכְנָה אַבְנֵי-קֹדֶשׁ בְּרֹאשׁ כָּל-חוּצוֹת
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ketem is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כֶּתֶם
- Written without vowel points
- כתם
- Said
- ketem
- Root
- כ־ת־מ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- כְּתָמִים
- Inflections
- ר' כְּתָמִים, כִּתְמֵי־
- Gematria
- 460
This is how Ketem is said in other languages.
- English
- stain, spot, gold
- French
- tache
These words mean nearly the same as Ketem.
- רבב
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The word Ketem comes from the root כ־ת־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Ketem in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ketem.
What does Ketem (כתם) mean in Hebrew?
Ketem (כתם) means stain, spot, and gold. It is said ketem, with the stress on ke.
What is a synonym for Ketem (כתם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ketem (כתם) are רבב.
Is Ketem (כתם) masculine or feminine?
The word Ketem (כתם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כְּתָמִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כתם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.