Categories: Ktzat Ivrit
In Hebrew: 'Emergency'
The Hebrew word for emergency is חֵרוּם. It first appears in recorded Hebrew in the Talmud, in the expression:
בִּשְׁעַת חֵרוּם
at a time of emergency ![]()
מַצָּב חֵרוּם
an emergency situation![]()
בְּמִקְרֶה חירום
in case of emergency![]()
מִסְפַּר חירום
emergency number![]()


June 21, 2026 








