אטום
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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Through European languages, from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
אָטוֹם • (atom) m
Derived terms
- אָטוֹמִי (atomí)
Etymology 2
| Root |
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| א־ט־ם (ʾ-ṭ-m) |
From the root א־ט־ם (ʾ-t-m). Compare with אָטַם (ʾatám, “to seal”).
Adjective
אָטוּם • (atúm) (feminine אֲטוּמָה, masculine plural אֲטוּמִים, feminine plural אֲטוּמוֹת)
- closed
- Tanach, Ezekiel 40:16, with translation of the American Standard Version:
- וְחַלֹּנוֹת אֲטֻמוֹת אֶל הַתָּאִים
- And there were closed windows to the lodges