Pronunciations

Definitions

  • adv. Always.

Example Sentences

  • "The bond that existed after Har Sinai wasn’t temporary, it was tamid, constant." (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH תָּמִיד⁩ tamíd > Y תּמיד tomed

    • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      tamid, tommid, tomed

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