lamed

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/ˈlɑːmɛd//leɪmd/

noun

The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

OriginHebrew לָמֶד ← Proto-Semitic *lamed- →
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Meanings

lamed1

nounlamed (plural lameds)

plural lameds · alternative lamedh

  1. The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

lamed2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of lame

Origin

  1. Proto-Semitic*lamed-“goad”
  2. Hebrewלָמֶד
  3. Englishlamed

From Hebrew לָמֶד (lamedh), from Proto-Semitic *lamed- (“goad”) (Hebrew מַלְמָד (malmad, “goad”)). Doublet of lambda.

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Translations

Catalan làmed
  • làmedSemitic letter
Finnish lamed
  • lamedSemitic letter
French lamèd, lamed
  • lamèdSemitic letter
  • lamedSemitic letter
  • lamedhSemitic letter
Hebrew לָמֶד
  • לָמֶד (lámed)Semitic letter
Latin lameth
  • lamethSemitic letter
Yiddish למד
  • למד (lamed)Semitic letter

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lamed

namedframedaimedacclaimedAhmedblamedunnamedfamedinflamedflamedshamedmaimed
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Anagrams

medalDelmadamel
Cite this entry
APA

lamed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamed

MLA

“lamed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lamed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamed.

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