shtam

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Definitions

  • v. To stem, originate from.

Example Sentences

  • “His fatigue shtams from the long hours he spends in Beis Medrash.” (Weiser)

  • "Milhouse, where do you believe the Ethiopians shtam from?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שטאַמען shtamn

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

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