Last Updated on October 24, 2021
Learn these confusing Hebrew words: Im, Em, Um, Am

| Hebrew | Transliteration | English Meaning |
| אִם | Im | If |
| עִם | Im | With/together |
| אֵם | Em | Mother |
| אֹם | Uhm (Oohm) | Nut (as in bolt) |
| עַם | Um | Nation |
These are also confusing Hebrew words; some are homophones, some are homonyms, there are palindromes and acronyms too…
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- Cold, Rip, Mining, Happen…
- Ach, Ach and Ach
- Noodles, Umbrellas & Mushrooms
- Strike, a Hebrew month and the Sabbath
- Guard, fennel and dill
The Hebrew words with examples and explanations here…
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