שום
עברית
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שום¹
Rhymes with -um
Where it comes from
See under שָׂם (sám).
verb שׂוּם · שׂוֹם · sum · som
- bare infinitive of שָׂם (sam) אִם אַתֶּם שׂוֹם תְּשִׂמוּן פְּנֵיכֶם לָבֹא מִצְרַיִם
שום²
Rhymes with -um
Where it comes from
From Aramaic שֻׁם (šum), indefinite and construct form of שְׁמָא (š'mā, “name”). The determiner is an extension of the noun.
determiner שׁוּם · shúm
- Some, any; found chiefly in negative contexts, as well as questions and conditional constructs. שום דבר לא קרה.
noun שׁוּם · shum
- Name, sake, purpose, cause; found exclusively, or nearly so, in various fixed expressions.
שום³
Rhymes with -um
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *ṯūm-; cognate with Akkadian 𒋧 (šūmū), Aramaic תּוּמָא (tūmā), Arabic ثُوم (ṯūm).
noun שׁוּם · shum
- garlic (a plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking)
- garlic (a preparation from Allium sativum used as a food ingredient or the flavor or other characteristics of such an ingredient)
In English
Talk about this word "שום." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%9D. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. שום. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%9D "שום." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%9D.Cite this
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title = {שום},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%9D},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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