סתם

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See also: סת״ם and סתּם

Hebrew

Root
ס־ת־ם (s-t-m)

Pronunciation

Adjective

סְתָם (stám)

  1. (colloquial) just, simply, mere, ordinary.
    סְתָם מַשֶּׁהוּ קָטָןstám máshehu qatánJust a little something
  2. (colloquial) purposelessly: without a reason
    זֶה לֹא קָרָה סְתָםze lo qará stámIt didn't happen without a reason
  3. (colloquial) unspecial, ordinary
    סְתָם אֶחָדstám ehádSomeone unspecial

Verb

סָתַם (satám) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. To stop (a pipe or opening), to stop up, clog, to close or seal.
  2. To block: prevent (something or someone) from passing.
  3. (specifically, vulgar) To shut (one's mouth): to shut up.
  4. (slang) to stuff oneself: to fill with one's stomach with food.

Conjugation

Noun

סֶתֶם (sétemm

  1. blockage

Yiddish

Adverb

סתם (stam)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of סתּם (stam).