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Hebrew
Pronunciation
Adjective
איום / אָיֹם • (ayóm) (feminine איומה / אָיֻמָּה, masculine plural איומים / אָיֻמִּים, feminine plural איומות / אֲיֻמּוֹת)
- threatening, frightening, terrifying
Tanach, Habakkuk 1:7, with translation of the American Standard Version:אָיֹם וְנוֹרָא הוּא מִמֶּנּוּ מִשְׁפָּטוֹ וּשְׂאֵתוֹ יֵצֵא׃- 'ayóm v'norá hú miménu mishpató us'etó yetsé.
- They are terrible and dreadful; Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
- terrible, unbearable
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Noun
אִיּוּם • (iyum) m (plural indefinite אִיּוּמִים, plural construct אִיּוּמֵי־)
- a threat