Shum (שום) means intending in Hebrew.
It can also mean because, any, and some. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שׁוּם
shum
noun · masculine
In English
intending, because, any, some
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Shum.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מציין מטרה,יעד; למען (בצרוף ל': לשום...).
- 2מציין סיבה (בצרוף מ': משום...; או על: על שום ש...).
- 3משהו, מִזְעָר (בעיקר במשפטי שלילה).
The word Shum is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שׁוּם
- Written without vowel points
- שום
- Said
- shum
- Root
- ש־ו־מ
- Gematria
- 346
This is how Shum is said in other languages.
- English
- intending, because, any, some
These words rhyme with Shum.
The word Shum is part of these phrases and sayings.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Shum comes from the root ש־ו־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shum in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shum.
What does Shum (שום) mean in Hebrew?
Shum (שום) means intending, because, and any. It is said shum, with the stress on shum.
What rhymes with Shum (שום)?
Words that rhyme with Shum (שום) include תחום, חום, תשלום, תחום, זיהום, and מום.
Is Shum (שום) masculine or feminine?
The word Shum (שום) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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