אותיום

Hebrew

Etymology

Corrupted form of אוותיאוס (evte'os), from Ancient Greek εὐθέως (euthéōs, “immediately”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /otˈjom/

Adverb

אוֹתְיוֹם • (otyóm)

1. immediately.
   • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Niddah 2:2:

     נִמְצָא עַל שֶׁלּוֹ טְמֵאִין וְחַיָּיבִין קָרְבָּן נִמְצָא עַל שֶׁלָּהּ אוֹתְיוֹם טְמֵאִין וְחַיָּיבִין קָרְבָּן

     nimtsá' `al sheló t'me'ín v'khayavín qorbán nimtsá' `al sheláh 'otyóm t'ma'ín v'khayavín korbán

     If it [the blood] was found with him, both are unclean and liable to an offering; if it was found with her immediately, both are unclean and liable to an offering.