Tsalmavet (צלמוות) means gloom in Hebrew.
It can also mean deep darkness. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
gloom, deep darkness
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tsalmavet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מליצההעדר אור, חושך כבד.
הָעָם הַהֹלְכִים בַּחֹשֶׁךְ רָאוּ אוֹר גָּדוֹל, יֹשְׁבֵי בְּאֶרֶץ צַלְמָוֶת אוֹר נָגַהּ עֲלֵיהֶם
- 2מוות, קץ החיים.
"הֲנִגְלוּ לְךָ שַׁעֲרֵי מָוֶת וְשַׁעֲרֵי צַלְמָוֶת תִּרְאֶה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tsalmavet is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צַלְמָוֶת
- Written without vowel points
- צלמוות
- Said
- tsalmavet
- Inflections
- צַלְמוֹת־
- Gematria
- 572
This is how Tsalmavet is said in other languages.
- English
- gloom, deep darkness
- Arabic
- دماسة
- German
- Dunkelheit
These words mean nearly the same as Tsalmavet.
- אופל
- אפלהdarkness
- אשמן
- חושך מצרים
- מאפליהgloom
- עיפה
- עלטה
- צלמון
- חידלון
- חושךdarkness
- מעוף
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Tsalmavet.
- אור
- נגוהה
- חייםlife
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tsalmavet.
The word Tsalmavet is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גיא צלמוות
- על עפעפיו צלמוות
- צלמוות ולא סדרים
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These words come before and after Tsalmavet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsalmavet.
What does Tsalmavet (צלמוות) mean in Hebrew?
Tsalmavet (צלמוות) means gloom and deep darkness. It is said tsalmavet, with the stress on ma.
What is a synonym for Tsalmavet (צלמוות)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tsalmavet (צלמוות) are אופל, אפלה, אשמן, חושך מצרים, מאפליה, and עיפה.
What is the opposite of Tsalmavet (צלמוות)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tsalmavet (צלמוות) are אור, נגוהה, and חיים.
What rhymes with Tsalmavet (צלמוות)?
Words that rhyme with Tsalmavet (צלמוות) include מוות.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צלמות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.