Milim

Milim (Hebrew: מִלִים) is the Hebrew word for "words." It is the plural form of milah, referring to multiple spoken or written words. In both biblical and modern Hebrew, milim is used to denote the basic units of language—individual lexemes, their forms, and expressions.

In linguistic, lexicographic, and educational contexts, milim is used to discuss word-level phenomena such as morphology, syntax, and semantics in Hebrew. It also appears in dictionaries and language-learning materials as the standard term for "words" and as the unit of analysis when describing Hebrew vocabulary.

Milim can refer to words spoken or written in any language, but the term is especially common when discussing Hebrew text. In discourse, speakers may use milim to emphasize form, choice of expression, or quotation, contrasting with larger units like phrases or sentences in some analyses.

The word is part of a broader family of language-related terms in Hebrew, including milah (singular word), sefer milim (glossaries or dictionaries), and related grammatical and philological constructs. Like many Hebrew terms, milim appears in a range of idiomatic expressions and literary uses, reflecting the central role of basic language units in Hebrew communication.

Notes on usage in English-language writing vary; when translating, milim is commonly rendered as "words" and treated as the unit of language rather than a synonym for literature or speech as a whole.