Description:

The term 'zrem' was borrowed from English 'frame' and is an unusual acoustic approximation. The earliest attestation is the middle period and it is not an academic borrowing even though it is popular for academic uses. Its base meaning is the same as 'frame.'

Noun:

As a noun, 'zrem' is a literal frame around something or a frame of reference in a more abstract sense (ny mixxas zrem). In physics, it is the preferred term to describe reference points.

Verb:

As a verb, 'zrem' is a skurun verb that means to literally place something on a frame, and metaphorically it can mean to establish the context of events for an account, or to falsify evidence that someone else has committed a crime, much like in English.