setumah

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noun

A closed parashah (a section of a book in the Hebrew text of the Tanakh), set apart by a space in the middle of the line of text, with the previous portion ending before the space, and the next portion starting after it.

OriginHebrew סְתוּמָה →
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Meanings

nounsetumah (plural setumahs or setumot or setumoth)

plural setumahs · plural setumot · plural setumoth

  1. A closed parashah (a section of a book in the Hebrew text of the Tanakh), set apart by a space in the middle of the line of text, with the previous portion ending before the space, and the next portion starting after it.

Origin

  1. Hebrewסְתוּמָה
  2. Englishsetumah

Borrowed from Hebrew סְתוּמָה.

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APA

setumah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setumah

MLA

“setumah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setumah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “setumah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setumah.

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