Rir khalamoot (ריר חלמות) means nonsense in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רִיר חַלָּמוּת
rir khalamoot
noun · masculine
In English
nonsense
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Rir khalamoot.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראמין מאכל תפל, בלא טעם.
הֲיֵאָכֵל תָּפֵל, מִבְּלִי-מֶלַח; אִם-יֶשׁ-טַעַם, בְּרִיר חַלָּמוּת?!
- 2בהשאלהכינוי לדבר חסר טעם או הגיון.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rir khalamoot is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רִיר חַלָּמוּת
- Written without vowel points
- ריר חלמות
- Said
- rir khalamoot
- Plural
- רִירֵי חַלָּמוּת
- Inflections
- ר' רִירֵי חַלָּמוּת
- Gematria
- 894
This is how Rir khalamoot is said in other languages.
- English
- nonsense
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What does Rir khalamoot (ריר חלמות) mean in Hebrew?
Rir khalamoot (ריר חלמות) means nonsense. It is said rir khalamoot, with the stress on moot.
What is a synonym for Rir khalamoot (ריר חלמות)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rir khalamoot (ריר חלמות) are תפל.
Is Rir khalamoot (ריר חלמות) masculine or feminine?
The word Rir khalamoot (ריר חלמות) is a masculine noun, and its plural is רִירֵי חַלָּמוּת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ריר חלמות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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