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חותם

kho-TAM

Phonetics · kho-TAM

Seal, stamp.

Register: formalPart of speech: noun (m.)Hebrew (עברית, Ivrit)Root ח.ת.ם ("seal, close")

"Seal, stamp", from Judah's signet (Genesis 38) to the rubber stamp.

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