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סתום

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Hebrew

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Root
ס־ת־ם (s-t-m)

Adjective

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סָתוּם (satúm) (feminine סְתוּמָה, masculine plural סְתוּמִים, feminine plural סְתוּמוֹת)

  1. blocked, closed
  2. vague, unclear, ambiguous
    • 1925, Rachel the Poetess, An Encounter, Half an Encouter :
      פְּגִישָׁה, חֲצִי פְּגִישָׁה, מַבָּט אֶחָד מָהִיר, \ קִטְעֵי נִיבִים סְתוּמִים – זֶה דַי...
      A meeting, half a meeting, one quick glance, / parts of unclear phrases – and that's enough...
  3. (colloquial) stupid, dumb