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frum¹

  • /ˈfɹʊm/
  • [ˈfɹʷʊm]
  • /ˈfɹɪm/
  • [ˈfɹʷɪm]

Rhymes with -ʊm, -ɪm

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish פֿרום (frum, “pious”). Related to German fromm and Dutch vroom.

adjective frummer · frummest

  1. Judaism Pious, observant; committed to obeying all the laws of Judaism. I learned all about the role of the kibbutz in Israeli life. Not to mention the role of the Arab, the artist, the woman, the socialist and the frum Jew.

    Similar: devoutful, heavenly-minded, godly, Allah-fearing, devout, frum, godfearing, inward, observant, pious, piteous, practicing

Frum²

Where it comes from

* As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish פֿרום (frum, “religious, pious, observant”)

* As a German surname, spelling variant of Fromm.

proper noun Frums · From · Fromm · Fromme

  1. A surname from Yiddish.

Frum³

Where it comes from

From Yiddish אברם (afrom), from Hebrew אברם from אברהם. Doublet of Abram.

proper noun From · Fromm · Fromme

  1. A surname from Yiddish [in turn originating as a patronymic], having a father Afrom (“Abraham, Abram”)

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@misc{frum_2026,
  title = {frum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}