תום

Hebrew

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈtoːm/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈtoːm/ [ˈtʰoːm]
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈtøm/ [ˈtʰøːm], [ˈtʰeːm]
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈtom/
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈtoːm/, /ˈtojm/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈtom/

Etymology 1

Root
ת־מ־ם (t-m-m)
4 terms

Related to Arabic تَمَّ (tamma), تَمَام (tamām).

Noun

תום / תֹּם • (tom) m (singular construct תום / תֹּם־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

innocence, simplicity
end, completion

Etymology 2

Noun

תּוֹם • (tom) m (plural indefinite תּוֹמִים)

(obsolete) alternative form of תְּאוֹם
- Tanach, Genesis 25:24:
  וַיִּמְלְאוּ יָמֶיהָ לָלֶדֶת וְהִנֵּה תוֹמִים בְּבִטְנָהּ
  vayiml'ú yaméyha lalédet, v'hiné tomím b'vitnáh
  And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

Proper noun

תּוֹם • (tom) m

a male given name, equivalent to English Tom

Anagrams

מות, מתו