סְתָם
Meanings
Adjective
1. just, simply, mere, ordinary. (colloquial)
2. purposelessly: without a reason (colloquial)
3. unspecial, ordinary (colloquial)
Pronunciation
stám
Examples184
סְתָם מַשֶּׁהוּ קָטָן
Just a little something
זֶה לֹא קָרָה סְתָם
It didn't happen without a reason
סְתָם אֶחָד
Someone unspecial
תּוֹם לֹא ינטוש אוֹתָנוּ סְתָם.
Tom isn't going to just ditch us.
אֲנִי לֹא סְתָם אוֹמֵר אֵת זֶה.
I'm not just saying that.
אֲנִי לֹא אֵתֵּן לך אֵת זֶה סְתָם.
I'm not just going to give it to you.