Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ת־א־ם (t-ʾ-m)

Related to Akkadian 𒊕𒌋𒌋 (tu'amu), Aramaic תְּיוֹמָא (təyōmā), Classical Syriac ܬܐܡܐ (təʾāmā), Arabic تَوْأَم (tawʔam).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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תְּאוֹם (te'ómm (plural indefinite תְּאוֹמִים, singular construct תְּאוֹם־, plural construct תְּאוֹמֵי־, feminine counterpart תְּאוֹמָה)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) A (male) twin, a twin brother: one of two or more siblings born after a single pregnancy.

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References

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  • תְּאוֹם” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, The New Dictionary), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), →ISBN, volume 3 of 3 (ק to ת), page 1428.
  • תאום” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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