Tardema (תרדמה) means dormancy in Hebrew.
It can also mean hibernation. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
dormancy, hibernation
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tardema.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שינה עמוקה עפ"ר לא מודעת
וַיַּפֵּל יהוה אֱלֹהִים תַּרְדֵּמָה עַל־הָאָדָם, וַיִּישָׁן; וַיִּקַּח אַחַת מִצַּלְעֹתָיו, וַיִּסְגֹּר בָּשָׂר תַּחְתֶּנָּה.
- 2מצב בו יצור חי מצמצם את חילוף החומרים שלו בכדי לשרוד בתקופה בה תנאי הסביבה קשים בכדי שיוכל לקיים את פעילותו הרגילה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tardema is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תַּרְדֵּמָה
- Written without vowel points
- תרדמה
- Said
- tardema
- Root
- ר־ד־מ
- Pattern
- תַּקְטֵלָה
- Inflections
- נס' תַּרְדֵּמַת־
- Gematria
- 649
This is how Tardema is said in other languages.
- English
- dormancy, hibernation
- Russian
- спячка
These words mean nearly the same as Tardema.
These words rhyme with Tardema.
The word Tardema is part of these phrases and sayings.
- תרדמת חורף
- תרדמת קיץ
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These words come before and after Tardema in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tardema.
What does Tardema (תרדמה) mean in Hebrew?
Tardema (תרדמה) means dormancy and hibernation. It is said tardema, with the stress on ma.
What is a synonym for Tardema (תרדמה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tardema (תרדמה) are שינה.
What rhymes with Tardema (תרדמה)?
Words that rhyme with Tardema (תרדמה) include אדמה, רקמה, מלחמה, בהמה, אומה, and רמה.
Is Tardema (תרדמה) masculine or feminine?
The word Tardema (תרדמה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תרדמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.