Lexicon
תָּאַם
ta.am
H8382
H:V Hebrew

be double

5
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

ta.am describes being paired or doubled in the tabernacle corners and bearing twins in the comparison of ewes.

The attested forms describe paired or doubled elements in the tabernacle-corner instructions and, in a comparison involving ewes, animals bearing twins.

Senses in use

  1. Paired or doubled construction · dominant

    In Exodus 26:24, the masculine plural form occurs in instructions for two corners, where the APB renders the clause "they shall be double from beneath" and says they are together at the head toward one ring. Exodus 36:29 similarly uses masculine plural forms in the account of making the two corner pieces, rendered "they were double from beneath" and "they were double at its head."

  2. Bearing twins · common

    In Song of Songs 4:2, the feminine plural active participle describes the ewes in the comparison with the speaker's teeth; the APB renders the clause "all of them bear twins." Song of Songs 6:6 repeats the same participial form and comparison, again rendering the ewes as bearing twins.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the construction passages with "double," while the two Song of Songs comparisons use "bear twins." These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than assigning a separate English equivalent to every form.

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