בלם

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Hebrew

Root
ב־ל־ם (b-l-m)

Pronunciation

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Noun

בֶּלֶם • (bélem) m (plural indefinite בְּלָמִים)

  1. (often in the plural) brake (device for slowing something down)

Verb

בָּלַם • (balám) (pa'al construction, passive participle בָּלוּם, passive counterpart נִבְלַם)

  1. to brake (slow down using a brake)

Conjugation

Conjugation of בָּלַם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first בָּלַמְתִּי בָּלַמְנוּ
second בָּלַמְתָּ בָּלַמְתְּ בְּלַמְתֶּם1 בְּלַמְתֶּן1
third בָּלַם בָּלְמָה בָּלְמוּ
present בּוֹלֵם בּוֹלֶמֶת בּוֹלְמִים בּוֹלְמוֹת
future first אבלום / אֶבְלֹם נבלום / נִבְלֹם
second תבלום / תִּבְלֹם תִּבְלְמִי תִּבְלְמוּ תבלומנה / תִּבְלֹמְנָה2
third יבלום / יִבְלֹם תבלום / תִּבְלֹם יִבְלְמוּ תבלומנה / תִּבְלֹמְנָה2
imperative בלום / בְּלֹם בִּלְמִי בִּלְמוּ בלומנה / בְּלֹמְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced בָּלַמְתֶּם and בָּלַמְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

בַּלָּם • (balám) m (plural indefinite בַּלָּמִים)

  1. (sports) defender, back
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