Given name
Thamah
“wipe clean”·“strike”
Thamah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewתמח
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Thamah means “wipe clean” or “strike.”
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Where it comes from
Thamah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb maha (מחה), “to wipe or strike.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Thamah appears in Ezra 2:53, Nehemiah 7:55.
- Ezra 2:53
- Nehemiah 7:55
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Thamah’s family of names
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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