Rotem (רותם) means broom in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רֹתֶם
rotem
noun · masculine
In English
broom
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Rotem.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צמח ממשפחת הפרפרניים שבסדרת הקטניות. זהו שיח מדברי שצבעו ירוק־זית והוא בדרך כלל חסר עלים.
וְהוּא-הָלַךְ בַּמִּדְבָּר, דֶּרֶךְ יוֹם, וַיָּבֹא, וַיֵּשֶׁב תַּחַת רֹתֶם אחת (אֶחָד); וַיִּשְׁאַל אֶת-נַפְשׁוֹ, לָמוּת, וַיֹּאמֶר רַב עַתָּה יְהוָה קַח נַפְשִׁי, כִּי-לֹא-טוֹב אָנֹכִי מֵאֲבֹתָי.
- 2שם פרטי לזכר ולנקבה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rotem is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רֹתֶם
- Written without vowel points
- רותם
- Said
- rotem
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- רְתָמִים
- Inflections
- ר' רְתָמִים; רֹתֶם־, ר' רָתְמֵי־; כ' רָתְמוֹ
- Gematria
- 646
This is how Rotem is said in other languages.
- English
- broom
- French
- genêt
- German
- Ginster
These words rhyme with Rotem.
The word Rotem is part of these phrases and sayings.
- האכילו גחלי רתמים
- רותם המדבר
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These words come before and after Rotem in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rotem.
What does Rotem (רותם) mean in Hebrew?
Rotem (רותם) means broom. It is said rotem, with the stress on ro.
What rhymes with Rotem (רותם)?
Words that rhyme with Rotem (רותם) include חוטם.
Is Rotem (רותם) masculine or feminine?
The word Rotem (רותם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is רְתָמִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רתם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.