טוּמְטוּם m. (redupl. of טָמַם) a person whose genitals are hidden, or undevelopped; one whose sex is unknown. B. Bath. 126ᵇ ט׳ שנקרע וכ׳ a tumtum who was operated upon and was found to be a male. Bicc. IV, 5 (Talm. ed.); a. e.—[Midr. Till. to Ps. I; Yalk. Prov. 953 ט׳ הוא העולם, v. אַבְטוֹמְטוֹס.]—Pl. טוּמְטוּמִין. Yeb. 64ᵃ bot. (not טומטמין).
טוּמְטוּם
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טוּמְטוּם m. (redupl. of טָמַם ) a person whose genitals are hidden, or undevelopped; one whose sex is unknown . B. Bath. 126ᵇ ט׳ שנקרע וכ׳ a tumtum…
References
- Jastrow, טָמַם 1
- Bava Batra 126b:13
- Mishnah Bikkurim 4:5
- Midrash Tehillim 1:19
- Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 953:3
- Jastrow, אַבְטוֹמְטוֹס 1
- Yevamot 64a:9