AboutGaddy Yaari Expertise What I do: I'll help you understand Hebrew phrases or single words, as well as answer questions about Jewish practices.
What I don't do: Tattoo translations. For that, try http://www.stars21.com/translator/english_to_hebrew.html
Experience I am a columnist for a Hebrew-language newspaper, and a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Education/Credentials MBA
BA in the US,
Grade school and high school in Israel
Expert: Gaddy Yaari Date: 4/16/2008 Subject: Is Thomas a Hebrew name, or is there an equivalent?
Question My husband's mother is Jewish, and she named him Thomas. Is this a Hebrew name? Or is there a Hebrew equivalent? What would it look like?
Thank you very much!
Answer April,
'Thomas' comes from the Aramaic Toma, which means 'Twin'. Hebrew and Aramaic are sister-languages and many words are similar or identical. In Hebrew, the word for twin is Teom, spelled tav aleph vav mem-sofit, תאום
