What does "setumah" mean?

A closed parashah (a section of a book in the Hebrew text of the Tanakh), set apart by a space in the middle of the line of text, with the previous portion ending before the space, and the next portion starting after it.

What is a synonym for "setumah"?

Common synonyms include: petuhah.

Setumah

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Noun

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A closed parashah (a section of a book in the Hebrew text of the Tanakh), set apart by a space in the middle of the line of text, with the previous portion ending before the space, and the next portion starting after it.

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petuhah

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew סְתוּמָה.

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