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Lexicon :: Strong's H8549 - tāmîm

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תָּמִים
Transliteration
tāmîm
Pronunciation
taw-meem'
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Part of Speech
adjective
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TWOT Reference: 2522d

Strong’s Definitions

תָּמִים tâmîym, taw-meem'; from H8552; entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth:—without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 91x

The KJV translates Strong's H8549 in the following manner: without blemish (44x), perfect (18x), upright (8x), without spot (6x), uprightly (4x), whole (4x), sincerely (2x), complete (1x), full (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 91x
The KJV translates Strong's H8549 in the following manner: without blemish (44x), perfect (18x), upright (8x), without spot (6x), uprightly (4x), whole (4x), sincerely (2x), complete (1x), full (1x), miscellaneous (3x).
  1. complete, whole, entire, sound

    1. complete, whole, entire

    2. whole, sound, healthful

    3. complete, entire (of time)

    4. sound, wholesome, unimpaired, innocent, having integrity

    5. what is complete or entirely in accord with truth and fact (neuter adj/subst)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תָּמִים tâmîym, taw-meem'; from H8552; entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth:—without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.
STRONGS H8549: Abbreviations
תָּמִים 91 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 + 40 times, so Ezekiel 43:22 + 10 times
†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
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

6:9; 6:9; 17:1

Exodus

12:5

Leviticus

3:9; 23:15; 23:15; 25:30

Deuteronomy

18:13; 32:4

Joshua

10:13; 24:14

Judges

9:16; 9:19

1 Samuel

14:41

2 Samuel

22:24; 22:26; 22:31; 22:33

Job

12:4; 36:4; 36:4; 37:16; 37:16

Psalms

15:2; 18:24; 18:26; 18:31; 18:33; 19:8; 37:18; 101:2; 101:6; 119:1; 119:1; 119:80

Proverbs

1:12; 2:21; 11:5; 11:20; 11:20; 28:10; 28:18

Ezekiel

15:5; 28:15; 43:22; 43:25

Amos

5:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8549 matches the Hebrew תָּמִים (tāmîm),
which occurs 91 times in 85 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 6:9–2Sa 22:24)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:9 - αὗται δὲ αἱ γενέσεις Νωε Νωε ἄνθρωπος δίκαιος τέλειος ὢν ἐν τῇ γενεᾷ αὐτοῦ τῷ θεῷ εὐηρέστησεν Νωε
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:1 - ἐγένετο δὲ Αβραμ ἐτῶν ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα καὶ ὤφθη κύριος τῷ Αβραμ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἐγώ εἰμι θεός σου εὐαρέστει ἐναντίον ἐμοῦ καὶ γίνου ἄμεμπτος
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:5 - πρόβατον τέλειον ἄρσεν ἐνιαύσιον ἔσται ὑμῖν ἀπὸ τῶν ἀρνῶν καὶ τῶν ἐρίφων λήμψεσθε
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:1 - καὶ ταῦτά ἐστιν ποιήσεις αὐτοῖς ἁγιάσαι αὐτοὺς ὥστε ἱερατεύειν μοι αὐτούς λήμψῃ μοσχάριον ἐκ βοῶν ἓν καὶ κριοὺς δύο ἀμώμους
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:3 - ἐὰν ὁλοκαύτωμα τὸ δῶρον αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῶν βοῶν ἄρσεν ἄμωμον προσάξει πρὸς τὴν θύραν τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου προσοίσει αὐτὸ δεκτὸν ἐναντίον κυρίου
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:10 - ἐὰν δὲ ἀπὸ τῶν προβάτων τὸ δῶρον αὐτοῦ τῷ κυρίῳ ἀπό τε τῶν ἀρνῶν καὶ τῶν ἐρίφων εἰς ὁλοκαύτωμα ἄρσεν ἄμωμον προσάξει αὐτὸ καὶ ἐπιθήσει τὴν χεῖρα ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:1 - ἐὰν δὲ θυσία σωτηρίου τὸ δῶρον αὐτοῦ τῷ κυρίῳ ἐὰν μὲν ἐκ τῶν βοῶν αὐτοῦ προσαγάγῃ ἐάν τε ἄρσεν ἐάν τε θῆλυ ἄμωμον προσάξει αὐτὸ ἐναντίον κυρίου
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:6 - ἐὰν δὲ ἀπὸ τῶν προβάτων τὸ δῶρον αὐτοῦ θυσίαν σωτηρίου τῷ κυρίῳ ἄρσεν θῆλυ ἄμωμον προσοίσει αὐτό
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:9 - καὶ προσοίσει ἀπὸ τῆς θυσίας τοῦ σωτηρίου κάρπωμα τῷ θεῷ τὸ στέαρ καὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν ἄμωμον σὺν ταῖς ψόαις περιελεῖ αὐτό καὶ τὸ στέαρ τῆς κοιλίας
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:3 - ἐὰν μὲν ἀρχιερεὺς κεχρισμένος ἁμάρτῃ τοῦ τὸν λαὸν ἁμαρτεῖν καὶ προσάξει περὶ τῆς ἁμαρτίας αὐτοῦ ἧς ἥμαρτεν μόσχον ἐκ βοῶν ἄμωμον τῷ κυρίῳ περὶ τῆς ἁμαρτίας αὐτοῦ
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:23 - καὶ γνωσθῇ αὐτῷ ἁμαρτία ἣν ἥμαρτεν ἐν αὐτῇ καὶ προσοίσει τὸ δῶρον αὐτοῦ χίμαρον ἐξ αἰγῶν ἄρσεν ἄμωμον
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:28 - καὶ γνωσθῇ αὐτῷ ἁμαρτία ἣν ἥμαρτεν ἐν αὐτῇ καὶ οἴσει χίμαιραν ἐξ αἰγῶν θήλειαν ἄμωμον οἴσει περὶ τῆς ἁμαρτίας ἧς ἥμαρτεν
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:32 - ἐὰν δὲ πρόβατον προσενέγκῃ τὸ δῶρον αὐτοῦ εἰς ἁμαρτίαν θῆλυ ἄμωμον προσοίσει αὐτό
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:15 - ψυχὴ ἐὰν λάθῃ αὐτὸν λήθη καὶ ἁμάρτῃ ἀκουσίως ἀπὸ τῶν ἁγίων κυρίου καὶ οἴσει τῆς πλημμελείας αὐτοῦ τῷ κυρίῳ κριὸν ἄμωμον ἐκ τῶν προβάτων τιμῆς ἀργυρίου σίκλων τῷ σίκλῳ τῶν ἁγίων περὶ οὗ ἐπλημμέλησεν
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:18 - καὶ οἴσει κριὸν ἄμωμον ἐκ τῶν προβάτων τιμῆς ἀργυρίου εἰς πλημμέλειαν πρὸς τὸν ἱερέα καὶ ἐξιλάσεται περὶ αὐτοῦ ἱερεὺς περὶ τῆς ἀγνοίας αὐτοῦ ἧς ἠγνόησεν καὶ αὐτὸς οὐκ ᾔδει καὶ ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:6 - (LXX 5:25)καὶ τῆς πλημμελείας αὐτοῦ οἴσει τῷ κυρίῳ κριὸν ἀπὸ τῶν προβάτων ἄμωμον τιμῆς εἰς ἐπλημμέλησεν αὐτῷ
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:2 - καὶ εἶπεν Μωυσῆς πρὸς Ααρων λαβὲ σεαυτῷ μοσχάριον ἐκ βοῶν περὶ ἁμαρτίας καὶ κριὸν εἰς ὁλοκαύτωμα ἄμωμα καὶ προσένεγκε αὐτὰ ἔναντι κυρίου
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:3 - καὶ τῇ γερουσίᾳ Ισραηλ λάλησον λέγων λάβετε χίμαρον ἐξ αἰγῶν ἕνα περὶ ἁμαρτίας καὶ μοσχάριον καὶ ἀμνὸν ἐνιαύσιον εἰς ὁλοκάρπωσιν ἄμωμα
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:10 - καὶ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ὀγδόῃ λήμψεται δύο ἀμνοὺς ἐνιαυσίους ἀμώμους καὶ πρόβατον ἐνιαύσιον ἄμωμον καὶ τρία δέκατα σεμιδάλεως εἰς θυσίαν πεφυραμένης ἐν ἐλαίῳ καὶ κοτύλην ἐλαίου μίαν
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:19 - δεκτὰ ὑμῖν ἄμωμα ἄρσενα ἐκ τῶν βουκολίων καὶ ἐκ τῶν προβάτων καὶ ἐκ τῶν αἰγῶν
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:21 - καὶ ἄνθρωπος ὃς ἂν προσενέγκῃ θυσίαν σωτηρίου τῷ κυρίῳ διαστείλας εὐχὴν κατὰ αἵρεσιν ἐν ταῖς ἑορταῖς ὑμῶν ἐκ τῶν βουκολίων ἢ ἐκ τῶν προβάτων ἄμωμον ἔσται εἰς δεκτόν πᾶς μῶμος οὐκ ἔσται ἐν αὐτῷ
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:12 - καὶ ποιήσετε ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐν ἂν φέρητε τὸ δράγμα πρόβατον ἄμωμον ἐνιαύσιον εἰς ὁλοκαύτωμα τῷ κυρίῳ
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:15 - καὶ ἀριθμήσετε ὑμεῖς ἀπὸ τῆς ἐπαύριον τῶν σαββάτων ἀπὸ τῆς ἡμέρας ἧς ἂν προσενέγκητε τὸ δράγμα τοῦ ἐπιθέματος ἑπτὰ ἑβδομάδας ὁλοκλήρους
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:18 - καὶ προσάξετε μετὰ τῶν ἄρτων ἑπτὰ ἀμνοὺς ἀμώμους ἐνιαυσίους καὶ μόσχον ἕνα ἐκ βουκολίου καὶ κριοὺς δύο ἀμώμους ἔσονται ὁλοκαύτωμα τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ αἱ θυσίαι αὐτῶν καὶ αἱ σπονδαὶ αὐτῶν θυσίαν ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας τῷ κυρίῳ
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:30 - ἐὰν δὲ μὴ λυτρωθῇ ἕως ἂν πληρωθῇ αὐτῆς ἐνιαυτὸς ὅλος κυρωθήσεται οἰκία οὖσα ἐν πόλει τῇ ἐχούσῃ τεῖχος βεβαίως τῷ κτησαμένῳ αὐτὴν εἰς τὰς γενεὰς αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἐξελεύσεται ἐν τῇ ἀφέσει
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:14 - καὶ προσάξει τὸ δῶρον αὐτοῦ κυρίῳ ἀμνὸν ἐνιαύσιον ἄμωμον ἕνα εἰς ὁλοκαύτωσιν καὶ ἀμνάδα ἐνιαυσίαν ἄμωμον μίαν εἰς ἁμαρτίαν καὶ κριὸν ἕνα ἄμωμον εἰς σωτήριον
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:2 - αὕτη διαστολὴ τοῦ νόμου ὅσα συνέταξεν κύριος λέγων λάλησον τοῖς υἱοῖς Ισραηλ καὶ λαβέτωσαν πρὸς σὲ δάμαλιν πυρρὰν ἄμωμον ἥτις οὐκ ἔχει ἐν αὐτῇ μῶμον καὶ οὐκ ἐπεβλήθη ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν ζυγός
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:3 - καὶ ἐρεῖς πρὸς αὐτούς ταῦτα τὰ καρπώματα ὅσα προσάξετε κυρίῳ ἀμνοὺς ἐνιαυσίους ἀμώμους δύο τὴν ἡμέραν εἰς ὁλοκαύτωσιν ἐνδελεχῶς
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:9 - καὶ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν σαββάτων προσάξετε δύο ἀμνοὺς ἐνιαυσίους ἀμώμους καὶ δύο δέκατα σεμιδάλεως ἀναπεποιημένης ἐν ἐλαίῳ εἰς θυσίαν καὶ σπονδὴν
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:11 - καὶ ἐν ταῖς νεομηνίαις προσάξετε ὁλοκαυτώματα τῷ κυρίῳ μόσχους ἐκ βοῶν δύο καὶ κριὸν ἕνα ἀμνοὺς ἐνιαυσίους ἑπτὰ ἀμώμους
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:19 - καὶ προσάξετε ὁλοκαυτώματα καρπώματα κυρίῳ μόσχους ἐκ βοῶν δύο κριὸν ἕνα ἑπτὰ ἀμνοὺς ἐνιαυσίους ἄμωμοι ἔσονται ὑμῖν
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:31 - πλὴν τοῦ ὁλοκαυτώματος τοῦ διὰ παντός καὶ τὴν θυσίαν αὐτῶν ποιήσετέ μοι ἄμωμοι ἔσονται ὑμῖν καὶ τὰς σπονδὰς αὐτῶν
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:2 - καὶ ποιήσετε ὁλοκαυτώματα εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας κυρίῳ μόσχον ἕνα ἐκ βοῶν κριὸν ἕνα ἀμνοὺς ἐνιαυσίους ἑπτὰ ἀμώμους
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:8 - καὶ προσοίσετε ὁλοκαυτώματα εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας καρπώματα κυρίῳ μόσχον ἕνα ἐκ βοῶν κριὸν ἕνα ἀμνοὺς ἐνιαυσίους ἑπτά ἄμωμοι ἔσονται ὑμῖν
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:13 - καὶ προσάξετε ὁλοκαυτώματα καρπώματα εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας κυρίῳ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ πρώτῃ μόσχους ἐκ βοῶν τρεῖς καὶ δέκα κριοὺς δύο ἀμνοὺς ἐνιαυσίους δέκα τέσσαρας ἄμωμοι ἔσονται
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:17 - καὶ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ δευτέρᾳ μόσχους δώδεκα κριοὺς δύο ἀμνοὺς ἐνιαυσίους τέσσαρας καὶ δέκα ἀμώμους
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:20 - τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ μόσχους ἕνδεκα κριοὺς δύο ἀμνοὺς ἐνιαυσίους τέσσαρας καὶ δέκα ἀμώμους
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:23 - τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τετάρτῃ μόσχους δέκα κριοὺς δύο ἀμνοὺς ἐνιαυσίους τέσσαρας καὶ δέκα ἀμώμους
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:26 - τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ πέμπτῃ μόσχους ἐννέα κριοὺς δύο ἀμνοὺς ἐνιαυσίους τέσσαρας καὶ δέκα ἀμώμους
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:29 - τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἕκτῃ μόσχους ὀκτώ κριοὺς δύο ἀμνοὺς ἐνιαυσίους δέκα τέσσαρας ἀμώμους
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:32 - τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ μόσχους ἑπτά κριοὺς δύο ἀμνοὺς ἐνιαυσίους τέσσαρας καὶ δέκα ἀμώμους
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:36 - καὶ προσάξετε ὁλοκαυτώματα εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας καρπώματα κυρίῳ μόσχον ἕνα κριὸν ἕνα ἀμνοὺς ἐνιαυσίους ἑπτὰ ἀμώμους
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:13 - τέλειος ἔσῃ ἐναντίον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ σου
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:4 - θεός ἀληθινὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ ὁδοὶ αὐτοῦ κρίσεις θεὸς πιστός καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀδικία δίκαιος καὶ ὅσιος κύριος
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:13 - καὶ ἔστη ἥλιος καὶ σελήνη ἐν στάσει ἕως ἠμύνατο θεὸς τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτῶν καὶ ἔστη ἥλιος κατὰ μέσον τοῦ οὐρανοῦ οὐ προεπορεύετο εἰς δυσμὰς εἰς τέλος ἡμέρας μιᾶς
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:14 - καὶ νῦν φοβήθητε κύριον καὶ λατρεύσατε αὐτῷ ἐν εὐθύτητι καὶ ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ περιέλεσθε τοὺς θεοὺς τοὺς ἀλλοτρίους οἷς ἐλάτρευσαν οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν ἐν τῷ πέραν τοῦ ποταμοῦ καὶ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ καὶ λατρεύετε κυρίῳ
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:16 - καὶ νῦν εἰ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ ἐν τελειότητι ἐποιήσατε καὶ ἐβασιλεύσατε τὸν Αβιμελεχ καὶ εἰ καλῶς ἐποιήσατε μετὰ Ιεροβααλ καὶ μετὰ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰ κατὰ τὸ ἀνταπόδομα τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ ἐποιήσατε αὐτῷ
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:19 - καὶ εἰ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ τελειότητι ἐποιήσατε μετὰ Ιεροβααλ καὶ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ εὐλογηθείητε ὑμεῖς καὶ εὐφρανθείητε ἐν Αβιμελεχ καὶ εὐφρανθείη καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν ὑμῖν
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:41 - καὶ εἶπεν Σαουλ κύριε θεὸς Ισραηλ τί ὅτι οὐκ ἀπεκρίθης τῷ δούλῳ σου σήμερον εἰ ἐν ἐμοὶ ἐν Ιωναθαν τῷ υἱῷ μου ἀδικία κύριε θεὸς Ισραηλ δὸς δήλους καὶ ἐὰν τάδε εἴπῃς ἐν τῷ λαῷ σου Ισραηλ δὸς δὴ ὁσιότητα καὶ κληροῦται Ιωναθαν καὶ Σαουλ καὶ λαὸς ἐξῆλθεν
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:24 - καὶ ἔσομαι ἄμωμος αὐτῷ καὶ προφυλάξομαι ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας μου

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