8549. tamim

Lexicon

tamim: Complete, whole, perfect, blameless, without blemish

Original Word: תָּמִים
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: tamiym
Pronunciation: tah-MEEM
Phonetic Spelling: (taw-meem')
Definition: Complete, whole, perfect, blameless, without blemish
Meaning: entire, integrity, truth

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely ity, sound, without spot, undefiled,

From tamam; entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth -- without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.

see HEBREW tamam

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from tamam
Definition
complete, sound
NASB Translation
blameless (22), blamelessly (1), complete (1), entire (1), full (1), intact (1), integrity (4), perfect (5), sincerity (1), unblemished (2), uprightly (1), who is perfect (1), whole (2), without blemish (12), without defect (36).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

תָּמִים₉₁ adjective complete, sound; — ׳ת Genesis 6:9 +; feminine תְּמִימָה Leviticus 3:9 +; construct תְּמִים Job 36:4; Job 37:16; plural תְּמִימִים Ezekiel 43:25 +; תְּמִימֹת Leviticus 23:15; construct תְּמִימֵי Psalm 119:1; Proverbs 11:20; —

1 complete, whole, entire, Job 36:4 תְּמִים דֵעוֺת, Job 37:16.

2 whole, sound healthful, of men Proverbs 1:12 ("" חַיִּים); vine Ezekiel 15:5; usually of sacrificial P, P; Exodus 12:5 40t., so Ezekiel 43:22 10t.

3 complete, entire, of time: day Joshua 10:13; year Leviticus 25:30; Sabbaths Leviticus 23:15.

4 sound, wholesome, unimpaired, innocent, having integrity: of God's way Psalm 18:31 = 2 Samuel 22:31; work Deuteronomy 32:4; law Psalm 19:8; elsewhere of man Genesis 6:9; Genesis 17:1 (P; both "" הִתְהַלֵח אֵת (לִפְנֵי) אלהים); ׳עם י ׳ת Deuteronomy 18:13; Psalm 18:24, with ל in "" 2 Samuel 22:24; often with דֶּרֶח way: ׳דֶּרֶח ת Psalm 101:2; בִּדְרָכֶ֫יךָ ׳ת Ezekiel 28:15; תְּמִימֵי דָ֑רֶח Proverbs 11:20; Psalm 119:1; דרכו ׳וַיַּתֵּר ת 2 Samuel 22:33 "" ׳וַיִּתֵּן ת דַּרְכִּי Psalm 18:33; ׳הלך בדרך ת Psalm 101:6; דֶּרֶח omitted, הלך תמים, Proverbs 28:18; Psalm 15:2; ׳לב ת Psalm 119:80; = noun (late), man of integrity Proverbs 11:5; Job 12:4; plural Proverbs 2:21; Proverbs 28:10; Psalm 37:18.

5 as neuter adjective = substantive what is complete, entirely in accord with truth and fact: ׳דֹּ בֵר ת Amos 5:10; עֲשִׂיתֶם׳אִםבֶּֿאֱמֶת וּבְת Judges 9:16,19; עִבְדוּ וּבֶאֱמֶת ׳בְּת ׳י Joshua 24:14 (E); integrity ׳גְּבַר ת Psalm 18:26 (construct Ges^{§ 93s}; "" 2 Samuel 22:26 גִּבּוֺת), 2Sam 84:12; ׳הֹלְכִים בְּת. — 1 Samuel 14:41 see תֹּם 4

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root תָּמַם (tamam), meaning "to be complete" or "to be finished."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G121 (ἀθέμιτος, athemitos) • unlawful, forbidden
• G273 (ἄμεμπτος, amemptos) • blameless
• G299 (ἀμίαντος, amiantos) • undefiled
• G1342 (δίκαιος, dikaios) • righteous
• G1346 (δικαιοσύνη, dikaiosynē) • righteousness
• G2118 (εὐσέβεια, eusebeia) • godliness
• G3648 (ὁλόκληρος, holoklēros) • complete, entire
• G3650 (ὅλος, holos) • whole, all
• G3741 (ὅσιος, hosios) • holy, pious
• G3742 (ὁσιότης, hosiotēs) • holiness
• G5046 (τέλειος, teleios) • perfect, complete
• G5047 (τελειότης, teleiotēs) • perfection, completeness

These Greek terms reflect similar themes of integrity, completeness, and moral uprightness, paralleling the Hebrew concept of תָּמִים (tamim).

Usage: The word תָּמִים (tamim) is used in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible, often describing moral integrity, blamelessness, or the physical perfection of sacrificial animals. It is frequently used to describe individuals who are upright or righteous in their conduct.

Context: • General Overview: The Hebrew word תָּמִים (tamim) appears numerous times in the Old Testament, emphasizing the concept of completeness and moral integrity. It is used to describe both people and objects that are whole or without defect.
• Moral and Ethical Context: In a moral sense, תָּמִים (tamim) is used to describe individuals who live in accordance with God's laws and exhibit integrity and uprightness. For example, in Genesis 6:9, Noah is described as "a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time" (BSB), highlighting his moral integrity.
• Sacrificial Context: In the context of sacrificial offerings, תָּמִים (tamim) refers to animals that are without blemish, as required for offerings to God. For instance, in Leviticus 1:3, the text specifies that a burnt offering must be "a male without blemish" (BSB).
• Theological Implications: The use of תָּמִים (tamim) underscores the biblical theme of holiness and the call for God's people to live lives of integrity and wholeness. It reflects the divine standard of perfection and the aspiration for humans to align with God's character.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּתָמִ֣ים בְּתָמִֽים׃ בתמים בתמים׃ וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים וּבְתָמִ֧ים וּבְתָמִים֙ ובתמים ותמימים תְּ֭מִימָה תְּמִ֖ים תְּמִ֣ים תְּמִ֣ימֵי תְּמִימִ֑ם תְּמִימִ֔ים תְּמִימִ֖ם תְּמִימִ֥ים תְּמִימִ֥ם תְּמִימִֽם׃ תְּמִימִם֙ תְּמִימָ֑ה תְּמִימָ֖ה תְּמִימָ֗ה תְּמִימָ֣ה תְּמִימֹ֥ת תְמִֽימֵי־ תְמִימִ֑ם תְמִימִ֛ם תְמִימָ֔ה תְמִימָ֖ה תְמִימָה֒ תָּ֝מִ֗ים תָּ֭מִים תָּמִ֑ים תָּמִ֔ים תָּמִ֖ים תָּמִ֗ים תָּמִ֛ים תָּמִ֣ים תָּמִ֤ים תָּמִ֥ים תָּמִ֧ים תָּמִ֪ים תָּמִֽים׃ תָמִ֑ים תָמִ֔ים תָמִ֖ים תָמִ֛ים תָמִ֣ים תָמִ֤ים תָמִֽים׃ תמים תמים׃ תמימה תמימי תמימי־ תמימים תמימם תמימם׃ תמימת bə·ṯā·mîm betaMim bəṯāmîm tā·mîm ṯā·mîm taMim tāmîm ṯāmîm tə·mî·māh ṯə·mî·māh tə·mî·mê ṯə·mî·mê- tə·mî·mim tə·mî·mîm ṯə·mî·mim tə·mî·mōṯ tə·mîm teMim təmîm temiMah təmîmāh ṯəmîmāh təmîmê ṯəmîmê- temimei temiMim təmîmim təmîmîm ṯəmîmim temiMot təmîmōṯ ū·ḇə·ṯā·mîm ū·ṯə·mî·mîm ūḇəṯāmîm utemiMim ūṯəmîmîm uvetaMim

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 6:9
HEB: אִ֥ישׁ צַדִּ֛יק תָּמִ֥ים הָיָ֖ה בְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יו
NAS: man, blameless in his time;
KJV: man [and] perfect in his generations,
INT: another was a righteous blameless become his time

Genesis 17:1
HEB: לְפָנַ֖י וֶהְיֵ֥ה תָמִֽים׃
NAS: Walk before Me, and be blameless.
KJV: walk before me, and be thou perfect.
INT: before become and be blameless

Exodus 12:5
HEB: שֶׂ֥ה תָמִ֛ים זָכָ֥ר בֶּן־
NAS: Your lamb shall be an unblemished male
KJV: Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male
INT: your lamb shall be an unblemished male old

Exodus 29:1
HEB: וְאֵילִ֥ם שְׁנַ֖יִם תְּמִימִֽם׃
NAS: and two rams without blemish,
KJV: and two rams without blemish,
INT: rams and two without

Leviticus 1:3
HEB: הַבָּקָ֔ר זָכָ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶ֑נּוּ אֶל־
NAS: it, a male without defect; he shall offer
KJV: a male without blemish: he shall offer
INT: the herd A male without shall offer about

Leviticus 1:10
HEB: לְעֹלָ֑ה זָכָ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶֽנּוּ׃
NAS: it a male without defect.
KJV: it a male without blemish.
INT: A burnt A male without shall offer

Leviticus 3:1
HEB: אִם־ נְקֵבָ֔ה תָּמִ֥ים יַקְרִיבֶ֖נּוּ לִפְנֵ֥י
NAS: he shall offer it without defect before
KJV: he shall offer it without blemish before
INT: or female without shall offer before

Leviticus 3:6
HEB: א֣וֹ נְקֵבָ֔ה תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶֽנּוּ׃
NAS: or female, without defect.
KJV: he shall offer it without blemish.
INT: or female without shall offer

Leviticus 3:9
HEB: חֶלְבּוֹ֙ הָאַלְיָ֣ה תְמִימָ֔ה לְעֻמַּ֥ת הֶעָצֶ֖ה
NAS: its fat, the entire fat tail
KJV: the fat thereof, [and] the whole rump,
INT: fat fat the entire close to the backbone

Leviticus 4:3
HEB: בֶּן־ בָּקָ֥ר תָּמִ֛ים לַיהוָ֖ה לְחַטָּֽאת׃
NAS: a bull without defect as a sin
KJV: bullock without blemish unto the LORD
INT: afflicted bull without to the LORD offering

Leviticus 4:23
HEB: עִזִּ֖ים זָכָ֥ר תָּמִֽים׃
NAS: a goat, a male without defect.
KJV: of the goats, a male without blemish:
INT: of the goats A male without

Leviticus 4:28
HEB: שְׂעִירַ֤ת עִזִּים֙ תְּמִימָ֣ה נְקֵבָ֔ה עַל־
NAS: a female without defect, for his sin
KJV: a female without blemish, for his sin
INT: A goat of the goats without A female for

Leviticus 4:32
HEB: לְחַטָּ֑את נְקֵבָ֥ה תְמִימָ֖ה יְבִיאֶֽנָּה׃
NAS: it, a female without defect.
KJV: it a female without blemish.
INT: A sin A female without shall bring

Leviticus 5:15
HEB: לַֽיהוָ֜ה אַ֧יִל תָּמִ֣ים מִן־ הַצֹּ֗אן
NAS: a ram without defect from the flock,
KJV: a ram without blemish out of the flocks,
INT: to the LORD A ram without against the flock

Leviticus 5:18
HEB: וְ֠הֵבִיא אַ֣יִל תָּמִ֧ים מִן־ הַצֹּ֛אן
NAS: a ram without defect from the flock,
KJV: a ram without blemish out of the flock,
INT: to bring A ram without from the flock

Leviticus 6:6
HEB: לַיהוָ֑ה אַ֣יִל תָּמִ֧ים מִן־ הַצֹּ֛אן
NAS: a ram without defect from the flock,
KJV: a ram without blemish out of the flock,
INT: to the LORD A ram without from the flock

Leviticus 9:2
HEB: וְאַ֥יִל לְעֹלָ֖ה תְּמִימִ֑ם וְהַקְרֵ֖ב לִפְנֵ֥י
NAS: for a burnt offering, [both] without defect, and offer
KJV: for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer
INT: ram A burnt without and offer before

Leviticus 9:3
HEB: בְּנֵי־ שָׁנָ֛ה תְּמִימִ֖ם לְעֹלָֽה׃
NAS: old, without defect, for a burnt offering,
KJV: year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;
INT: old year without A burnt

Leviticus 14:10
HEB: שְׁנֵֽי־ כְבָשִׂים֙ תְּמִימִ֔ים וְכַבְשָׂ֥ה אַחַ֛ת
NAS: male lambs without defect,
KJV: he lambs without blemish, and one
INT: two male without ewe and one

Leviticus 14:10
HEB: בַּת־ שְׁנָתָ֖הּ תְּמִימָ֑ה וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה עֶשְׂרֹנִ֗ים
NAS: without defect, and a yearling
KJV: year without blemish, and three
INT: of the first yearling defect and three deals

Leviticus 22:19
HEB: לִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑ם תָּמִ֣ים זָכָ֔ר בַּבָּקָ֕ר
NAS: [it must be] a male without defect from the cattle,
KJV: a male without blemish, of the beeves,
INT: to be accepted without a male the cattle

Leviticus 22:21
HEB: א֣וֹ בַצֹּ֑אן תָּמִ֤ים יִֽהְיֶה֙ לְרָצ֔וֹן
NAS: of the flock, it must be perfect to be accepted;
KJV: or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted;
INT: or of the flock must be perfect become to be accepted

Leviticus 23:12
HEB: הָעֹ֑מֶר כֶּ֣בֶשׂ תָּמִ֧ים בֶּן־ שְׁנָת֛וֹ
NAS: old without defect for a burnt offering
KJV: an he lamb without blemish of the first
INT: the sheaf A male without old year

Leviticus 23:15
HEB: שֶׁ֥בַע שַׁבָּת֖וֹת תְּמִימֹ֥ת תִּהְיֶֽינָה׃
NAS: there shall be seven complete sabbaths.
KJV: sabbaths shall be complete:
INT: shall be seven sabbaths complete shall be

Leviticus 23:18
HEB: שִׁבְעַ֨ת כְּבָשִׂ֤ים תְּמִימִם֙ בְּנֵ֣י שָׁנָ֔ה
NAS: male lambs without defect, and a bull
KJV: lambs without blemish of the first
INT: seven male without old year

91 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8549
91 Occurrences

bə·ṯā·mîm — 2 Occ.
tā·mîm — 45 Occ.
tə·mîm — 2 Occ.
ṯə·mî·māh — 8 Occ.
ṯə·mî·mê- — 2 Occ.
tə·mî·mim — 26 Occ.
tə·mî·mōṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·ṯə·mî·mîm — 3 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ṯā·mîm — 2 Occ.