Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root אלם

pattern KITTEL

אִלֵּם ilem
אִלֶּמֶת ilemet

mute, dumb (unable to speak)

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
אִלֵּם ilem
אִלֶּמֶת ilemet
אִלְּמִים ilmim
אִלְּמוֹת ilmot

Notes

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

See also

  • Adjective – kattil pattern אַלִּים violent
  • Noun – feminine אַלִּימוּת violence
  • Noun – ketel pattern, masculine אֵלֶם silence, speechlessness (lit.)
  • Verb – nif'al לְהֵיאָלֵם to be dumbfounded