Za'um (זעום) means miniscule in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
miniscule
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Za'um.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בכמות בלתי מספקת; שאין די בו.
עוֹד הַאִשׁ בֵּית רָשָׁע אֹצְרוֹת רֶשַׁע; וְאֵיפַת רָזוֹן זְעוּמָה?
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Za'um is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- זָעוּם
- Written without vowel points
- זעום
- Said
- za'um
- Root
- ז־ע־מ
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- זְעוּמִים
- Feminine form
- זְעוּמָה
- Inflections
- נ' זְעוּמָה, ר' זְעוּמִים, נ"ר זְעוּמוֹת
- Gematria
- 123
This is how Za'um is said in other languages.
- English
- miniscule
These words mean nearly the same as Za'um.
- דחוק
- דל
- מועט
- מזערי
- פעוט
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Za'um.
- גדוש
- כביר
- מרובה
- נדיבgenerous
- עצום
- רב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Za'um.
The word Za'um comes from the root ז־ע־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Za'um in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Za'um.
What does Za'um (זעום) mean in Hebrew?
Za'um (זעום) means miniscule. It is said za'um, with the stress on um.
What is a synonym for Za'um (זעום)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Za'um (זעום) are דחוק, דל, מועט, מזערי, and פעוט.
What is the opposite of Za'um (זעום)?
Words that mean the opposite of Za'um (זעום) are גדוש, כביר, מרובה, נדיב, עצום, and רב.
What rhymes with Za'um (זעום)?
Words that rhyme with Za'um (זעום) include תחום, חום, תשלום, תחום, שום, and זיהום.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זעום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.