Zima (זימה) means sleaze in Hebrew.
It can also mean raunch and lewdness. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sleaze, raunch, lewdness
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Zima.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1התנהגות בלתי מוסרית או מכובדת; והפקרות מינית בפרט.
אַל-תְּחַלֵּל אֶת-בִּתְּךָ לְהַזְנוֹתָהּ וְלֹא-תִזְנֶה הָאָרֶץ וּמָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ זִמָּה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Zima is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זִמָּה
- Written without vowel points
- זימה
- Said
- zima
- Root
- ז־מ־מ
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Plural
- זִמּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' זִמּוֹת; זִמַּת־
- Gematria
- 62
This is how Zima is said in other languages.
- English
- sleaze, raunch, lewdness
These words mean nearly the same as Zima.
- פריצות
- תאוות בשרים
- תועבהabomination
- תבלabomination
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Zima.
- חסידות
- צניעותmodesty
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Zima.
The word Zima comes from the root ז־מ־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Zima in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zima.
What does Zima (זימה) mean in Hebrew?
Zima (זימה) means sleaze, raunch, and lewdness. It is said zima, with the stress on ma.
What is a synonym for Zima (זימה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Zima (זימה) are פריצות, תאוות בשרים, תועבה, and תבל.
What is the opposite of Zima (זימה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Zima (זימה) are חסידות and צניעות.
What rhymes with Zima (זימה)?
Words that rhyme with Zima (זימה) include אדמה, רקמה, מלחמה, בהמה, אומה, and רמה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.