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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 8380. תְאוֹמִים (taom) -- Twin</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/8380.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/songs/4-5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/8380.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 8380</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/8379.htm" title="8379">◄</a> 8380. taom <a href="../hebrew/8381.htm" title="8381">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">taom: Twin</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">תָּאוֹם</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ta'owm<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>tah-OME<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(taw-ome')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Twin<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a twin<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root תָּאַם (ta'am), meaning "to be double" or "to be alike."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G1323 (δίδυμος, didymos):</b> Meaning "twin," used in the New Testament to refer to Thomas, also called Didymus, one of the twelve apostles (John 11:16).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "taom" refers to a twin, one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. In the biblical context, it is used to describe individuals who are born as part of a pair, sharing the same womb and often having a close bond.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, twins were seen as a special blessing and a sign of fertility. The birth of twins could be viewed as a double portion of joy and responsibility. Twins in the Bible often have significant roles, such as Esau and Jacob, whose account highlights themes of rivalry, reconciliation, and the fulfillment of God's promises.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>see <a href="/hebrew/8420b.htm">toam</a>.<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">תּוֺאָם</font> (Kö<sup>ii. 1. 69</sup> <font class="hebrew2">תְּאֹם</font>)] </p><p style="sub1"> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>twin</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>id.</em>; compare Phoenician proper name, masculine <font class="hebrew2">תאם</font>, Greek <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Θωμᾶς</font> = <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">δίδυμος</font> John 20:24); — plural absolute of two boys <font class="hebrew2">תּוֺמִם</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/25-24.htm">Genesis 25:24</a> (Ges<sup>§ 23f</sup>.) <font class="hebrew2">תְּאוֺמִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/38-27.htm">Genesis 38:27</a> (both J); of animals, construct <font class="hebrew2">תְּאוֺמֵי צְבִיָּה</font> Cant 4:5, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">תָּאֳמֵי צ</font> Cant 7:4. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>twins <p>Or taom {taw-ome'}; from <a href="/hebrew/8382.htm">ta'am</a>; a twin (in plural only), literally or figuratively -- twins. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8382.htm">ta'am</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>תְּאוֹמֵ֣י תְאוֹמִ֖ים תָּאֳמֵ֥י תאומי תאומים תאמי תוֹמִ֖ם תומם tā’omê tā·’o·mê tə’ōwmê ṯə’ōwmîm tə·’ō·w·mê ṯə·’ō·w·mîm teoMei teoMim ṯō·w·mim toMim tooMei ṯōwmim<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/25-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 25:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָלֶ֑דֶת וְהִנֵּ֥ה <b> תוֹמִ֖ם </b> בְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃ </span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> were fulfilled, <span class="itali">behold, [there were] twins</span> in her womb.<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/25-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to be delivered behold <span class="itali">twins</span> her womb<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/38-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 38:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִדְתָּ֑הּ וְהִנֵּ֥ה <b> תְאוֹמִ֖ים </b> בְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃ </span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of her travail, <span class="itali">that, behold, twins</span> [were] in her womb.<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/38-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was giving behold <span class="itali">twins</span> her womb<p><b><a href="/text/songs/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 4:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּשְׁנֵ֥י עֳפָרִ֖ים <b> תְּאוֹמֵ֣י </b> צְבִיָּ֑ה הָרוֹעִ֖ים</span><br><a href="/kjvs/songs/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> roes <span class="itali">that are twins,</span> which feed<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> two fawns <span class="itali">are twins</span> of a gazelle feed<p><b><a href="/text/songs/7-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 7:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּשְׁנֵ֥י עֳפָרִ֖ים <b> תָּאֳמֵ֥י </b> צְבִיָּֽה׃ </span><br><a href="/kjvs/songs/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> young roes <span class="itali">[that are] twins.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/7-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> two fawns <span class="itali">twins</span> of a gazelle<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8380.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8380.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8380<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/teomei_8380.htm">tə·’ō·w·mê — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/teomim_8380.htm">ṯə·’ō·w·mîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tomim_8380.htm">ṯō·w·mim — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/toomei_8380.htm">tā·’o·mê — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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