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חֵרוּם
The Hebrew word for emergency is חֵרוּם. It first appears in recorded Hebrew in the Talmud, in the expression:
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בִּשְׁעַת חֵרוּם
at a time of emergency
Other Hebrew expressions used regularly today are:
מַצָּב חֵרוּם
an emergency situation
בְּמִקְרֶה חירום
in case of emergency
מִסְפַּר חירום
emergency number
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