אטום

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

(physics) an atom

Derived terms

אָטוֹמִי (atomí)

Etymology 2

Root
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

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