Layim (ליים) means lime in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
לַיִם
layim
noun · masculine
In English
lime
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Layim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרי הדר הדומה ללימון, אך קטן ממנו ובעל טעם מעודן יותר. צבעו ירוק גם בבשלותו.
The word Layim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- לַיִם
- Written without vowel points
- ליים
- Said
- layim
- Root
- ל־י־מ
- Pattern
- קַיִל
- Gematria
- 90
This is how Layim is said in other languages.
- English
- lime
These words rhyme with Layim.
The word Layim comes from the root ל־י־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Layim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Layim.
What does Layim (ליים) mean in Hebrew?
Layim (ליים) means lime. It is said layim, with the stress on la.
What rhymes with Layim (ליים)?
Words that rhyme with Layim (ליים) include מים, ירושלים, שמיים, מצרים, מאזניים, and צוהריים.
Is Layim (ליים) masculine or feminine?
The word Layim (ליים) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.