- Original: שׁוּם - Transliteration: Shuwm - Phonetic: shoom - Definition: 1. garlic - Origin: from an unused root meaning to exhale - TWOT entry: 2347 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root meaning to exhale; garlic (from its rank odor): - garlic. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • garlic, 1 Numbers 11:5