טָמַן

טָמַן(b. h.; cmp. preced.) to hide, store away, preserve, esp. to keep dishes warm for the Sabbath. Sabb.II, 7 טוֹמְנִין את החמין you may put warm dishes in the chafing stove Ib. IV, 1; a. fr.Makhsh. I, 6 הטומן פירותיווכ׳ if one hides his fruits in water against thieves.Koh. R. to X, 8 שהוא ט׳וכ׳ that he buried it there; a. e.Part. pass. טָמוּן. B. Kam.5b, a. e. נזקי ט׳ באש damage caused to things hidden in a pile to which fire was set. Gen. R. s. 68 היה ט׳וכ׳ he (Jacob) was hiding (before Esau) in the house of Eber; Meg.17a מוּטְמָן (Ms. M. נטמן, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note); a. fr. Nif. נִטְמָן to be hidden, to hide ones self, to be stored up. Ib. שנ׳ בבית עבר, v. supra. Lev. R. s. 3 ויִטָּמְנוּד״ת בפיך and the words of the Law shall be stored up in thy mouth. Pesik. R. s. 4 נ׳ במערה sought protection in a cave; a. e. Hif. הִטְמִין 1) to hide, keep. B. Kam.61b שדרכם להַטְמִיןוכ׳ which it is customary to hide in the stack. B. Mets.61b לא יַטְמִין … במלח he must not keep his weights in salt (by which they gain in weight); a. fr.Part. pass. מוּטְמָן, v. supra. 2) to hide ones self, lie in wait. B. Kam.79b ראוהו שה׳וכ׳ if he has been seen hiding himself in the woods (waiting for a chance to steal).