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stm (a/u) vb. to stop up
GDGtDt
Gpəˁalto close up, stop up2 senses▶
1
to close up, stop up
JLAtg, JPAEpig, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, JBAmb, JBAg, LJLA
TgJ 2K3:19↗ וְכָל מַבוּעֵי מַיָא תִסתְמוּן‏ : seal up every water source ; TN Gen26:15↗ סתמו"וסתימון" יתהון‏ ; PJ Gen7:11↗ והוון בני גיברייא משוויין תמן בניהון וסתמין יתהון‏
2
to state a law anonymously
JBA
BT Beṣ 2b(1)↗ דסתם לן תנא כר׳ יהודה‏ : the Tanna stated (the Mishna) to us anonymously according to PN's opinion
Dpaˁˁelto stop up2 senses▶
1
to stop up
Qumran, JBA
GenApoc 6.18↗ שבועין תרין ובאדין מסתם י٠٠٠‏ : † ; BT Suk 44b(33)↗ לסתומי פילי‏ : to fill in the cracks (in the ground)
(1)
p.p. : (text) unclear
JBA
BT Meg 3a(29)↗ אדאוריתא מיפרשן מילי, אדנביאי איכא דמסתמן‏ : the words of the Torah are clear but there are those unclear in the Prophets
2
to suppress
JBA
BT Ned 23b(16)↗ תנא מסתי׳ ליה סתומי‏ : the tanna is eliminating it (from our mishna)
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be closed up1 sense▶
to be closed up
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, LJLA
TgJ Zec14:5↗ וְיִסתְתֵים חִילָא דְטוּרַיָא‏ : the mountain valley will be closed up ; TN Gen8:2↗ ואסתתמו מבועי תהומא וכווי שמיא‏ : the fountains of the deep and the windows of the sky were closed up ; TgEsth2 5:14(8)↗ יתרמי קדם כלבין כבר דאסתתמו פום כלבין בארעא דמצרים‏ : let him be thrown to the dogs; but is it not true that the mouth of the dogs was sealed up in the land of Egypt?
(1)
to be sealed
LJLA
TgEsth308:10↗ ואסתתם בעזקת סיטומתא דמלכא‏ : it was sealed with the royal seal ring
(1)
to be completed
IShGF 97:13 איסתתים תלמוד‏ : the Talmud was sealed
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁal(statement) to be suppressed1 sense▶
(statement) to be suppressed
Gal, JBA
SR[1].7:4(18)↗ הוה אמ׳ עליהון מליא ומסתתמין‏ : he said something about them (i.e. the pupils), and they were silenced ; BT Ket 106a(4)↗ כיון דחזא בעל דיניה הכי איסתתום טענתיה‏ : when his opponent saw such a thing, his claims stopped
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See also s.v. sṭm.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 390bDJBA: 833Jastrow: 1032Levy Ch-W: 2:192Tal Sam: 613bDCPA[Schulthess]: 293[140]Qumran: 168

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