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Lexicon :: Strong's H8552 - tāmam

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תָּמַם
Transliteration
tāmam
Pronunciation
taw-mam'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2522

Strong’s Definitions

תָּמַם tâmam, taw-mam'; a primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive:—accomplish, cease, be clean (pass-) ed, consume, have done, (come to an, have an, make an) end, fail, come to the full, be all gone, × be all here, be (make) perfect, be spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 64x

The KJV translates Strong's H8552 in the following manner: consume (26x), end (9x), finished (4x), clean (3x), upright (3x), spent (3x), perfect (2x), done (2x), failed (2x), accomplish (2x), miscellaneous (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 64x
The KJV translates Strong's H8552 in the following manner: consume (26x), end (9x), finished (4x), clean (3x), upright (3x), spent (3x), perfect (2x), done (2x), failed (2x), accomplish (2x), miscellaneous (8x).

  1. to be complete, be finished, be at an end

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be finished, be completed

        1. completely, wholly, entirely (as auxiliary with verb)

      2. to be finished, come to an end, cease

      3. to be complete (of number)

      4. to be consumed, be exhausted, be spent

      5. to be finished, be consumed, be destroyed

      6. to be complete, be sound, be unimpaired, be upright (ethically)

      7. to complete, finish

      8. to be completely crossed over

    2. (Niphal) to be consumed

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to finish, complete, perfect

      2. to finish, cease doing, leave off doing

      3. to complete, sum up, make whole

      4. to destroy (uncleanness)

      5. to make sound

    4. (Hithpael) to deal in integrity, act uprightly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תָּמַם tâmam, taw-mam'; a primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive:—accomplish, cease, be clean (pass-) ed, consume, have done, (come to an, have an, make an) end, fail, come to the full, be all gone, × be all here, be (make) perfect, be spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.
STRONGS H8552: Abbreviations
† [תָּמַם], תַּם verb be complete, finished (Arabic bdb107004 id., Phoenician תם, Syriac bdb107005 derived species and derivatives; compare Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew (rare), Aramaic תְּמִימָא, bdb107006 perfect); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular תַּם Genesis 47:18 + 3 times (+ Qr מֵאֵשׁ֯ תַּם Jeremiah 6:29); 3rd person plural תַּמּוּ Deuteronomy 2:16 +; תָּ֑מּוּ 2 Kings 7:13; 1st person plural תַּמְנוּ (Ges§ 67dd) Numbers 17:28 [Numbers 17:13]; Psalm 64:7; תָּ֑מְנוּ Jeremiah 44:18; (Lamentations 3:22 read תַּמּוּ Targum Syriac Version Ew Löhr Bu); Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִתֹּם (Ges§ 67g) Genesis 47:15; Ezekiel 47:12; 3rd person feminine singular תִתֻּם Ezekiel 24:11 (Ges§ 67q; strike out Co), תִּתֹּם Genesis 47:18; 1 Kings 7:22; 1st person singular אֵיתָ֑ם Psalm 19:14; 3rd person masculine plural יִתַּ֫מּוּ Numbers 14:35 +, וַיִּתְּמוּ Deuteronomy 34:8; Infinitive construct תֹּם Leviticus 25:29 + 10 times; תָּםֿ Isaiah 18:5; suffix תֻּתִּי Jeremiah 27:8 + 7 times suffix; —
1. be finished, completed; the writing of words Deuteronomy 31:24, 30 (see Dr.; J), Job 31:40; building of temple 1 Kings 6:22, compare 1 Kings 7:22; fulfilled, י׳'s command (by obedience) Joshua 4:10 (E); as auxiliary + finite verb = completely, wholly, entirely, תַּמּוּ נִבְתָ֑וּ Joshua 3:16 (E) were wholly cut off; סָפוּ תַמּוּ Psalm 73:19 entirely consumed; followed by ל infinitive: תַּמּוּ לעבור were finished in regard to, etc., i.e. were entirely passed over Joshua 3:17; Joshua 4:1, 11 (JE) 2 Samuel 15:24; לחמּול Joshua 5:8 (E) entirely circumcised, Numbers 17:28.
2. be finished, come to an end, cease: the year, Genesis 47:18 (J), Leviticus 25:29 (P), Jeremiah 1:3; the years of י׳ have no end Psalm 102:28; days of weeping Deuteronomy 34:8 (P), compare Lamentations 4:22; also Isaiah 18:5; Lamentations 3:22.
3. be complete, of number, 1 Samuel 16:11.
4. be consumed, exhausted, spent: silver Genesis 47:15, 18 (J); strength Leviticus 26:20 (H); lead Jeremiah 6:29 (Qr); bread Jeremiah 37:21; fruit Ezekiel 47:12; rust Ezekiel 24:11.
5. be finished, consumed, destroyed: people Numbers 14:33 (J), Numbers 14:35; Numbers 17:28 (P; || מות). Numbers 32:13 (J), Joshua 8:24; Joshua 10:20 (JE), Deuteronomy 2:14, 15, 16; Joshua 5:6 (D), 1 Kings 14:10; 2 Kings 7:13; Isaiah 16:4; Jeremiah 14:15; Jeremiah 24:10; Jeremiah 27:8; Jeremiah 36:23; Jeremiah 44:12 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 44:18, 27; Psalm 9:7 (but read דַּמּוּ), Psalm 104:35.
6. be complete, sound, unimpaired, ethically, Psalm 19:14 (|| נִקָּה; late).
7. twice, very strangely, si vera lectio, transitive: Psalm 64:7 תמנו we have completed (read probably הֲתִמֹּנוּ); Jeremiah 27:8 עַדתֻּֿמֹּי אֹתָם בְּיָדוֺ (read with Gr תִּתִּי).
Hiph. Perfect 1st person singular הֲתִמֹּ֫תִי Ezekiel 22:15; 3rd person masculine plural הֵחַמּ֫וּ 2 Samuel 20:18; Imperfect יַתֵּם 2 Kings 22:4; 2nd person masculine singular תַּתֵּם Job 22:3 (Ges§ 67y); Infinitive absolute הָחֵם Ezekiel 24:10; construct, id., Daniel 8:23 + Daniel 9:24 Qr (see Dr.); suffix הֲתִֽמְךְ (Ges§ 67v) Isaiah 33:1; —
1. finish, complete, perfect, a matter 2 Samuel 20:18 (but Qal, come to an end, with ה interrogative, We Dr and others); flesh in cooking Ezekiel 24:10.
2. finish, cease doing a thing, followed by participle (Ges§ 120b), שׁוֺדֵד Isaiah 33:1.
3. complete, sum up, with accusative money 2 Kings 22:4 (other conjectures Klo Gr Gi); transgressions Daniel 8:23; sin Daniel 9:24 (Qr; Kt חתם).
4. destroy uncleanness, with מן from, Ezekiel 22:15.
5. causative (of Qal 6): accusative דרכיך Job 22:3 make sound thy ways.
Hithp. Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תִּתַּמָּם 2 Samuel 22:26, with עִם deal in integrity with = Psalm 18:26 (late, see Qal 6).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

47:15; 47:15; 47:18; 47:18; 47:18; 47:18

Leviticus

25:29; 25:29; 26:20

Numbers

14:33; 14:35; 14:35; 17:13; 32:13

Deuteronomy

2:14; 2:15; 2:16; 2:16; 31:24; 31:30; 34:8; 34:8

Joshua

3:16; 3:17; 4:1; 4:10; 4:11; 5:6; 5:8; 8:24; 10:20

1 Samuel

16:11

2 Samuel

15:24; 20:18; 20:18; 22:26

1 Kings

6:22; 7:22; 7:22; 14:10

2 Kings

7:13; 7:13; 22:4; 22:4

Job

22:3; 22:3; 31:40

Psalms

9:7; 18:26; 19:14; 19:14; 64:7; 64:7; 73:19; 102:28; 104:35

Isaiah

16:4; 18:5; 18:5; 33:1; 33:1

Jeremiah

1:3; 6:29; 6:29; 14:15; 24:10; 27:8; 27:8; 27:8; 36:23; 37:21; 44:12; 44:18; 44:18; 44:27

Lamentations

3:22; 3:22; 4:22

Ezekiel

22:15; 22:15; 24:10; 24:10; 24:11; 24:11; 47:12; 47:12

Daniel

8:23; 8:23; 9:24; 9:24

H8552

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Strong's Number H8552 matches the Hebrew תָּמַם (tāmam),
which occurs 63 times in 61 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 47:15–Jer 37:21)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:18 - And that year passed, and they came to him in the second year, and said to him, Must we then be consumed from before our lord? for if our money has failed, and our possessions, and our cattle, brought to thee our lord, and there has not been left to us before our lord more than our own bodies and our land, we are indeed destitute.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:20 - And your strength shall be in vain; and your land shall not yield its seed, and the tree of your field shall not yield its fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:33 - And your sons shall be fed in the wilderness forty years, and they shall bear your fornication, until your carcases be consumed in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:35 - I the Lord have spoken, Surely will I do thus to this evil congregation [fn]that has risen up together against me: in this wilderness they shall be utterly consumed, and there they shall die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:13 - (LXX 17:28) Every one that touches the tabernacle of the Lord, dies: shall we die utterly?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:13 - And the Lord was very angry with Israel; and for forty years he caused them to wander in the wilderness, until all the generation which did evil [fn]in the sight of the Lord was extinct.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:14 - And the days in which we travelled from Cades Barne till we crossed the valley of Zaret, were thirty and eight years, until the whole generation of the men of war failed, dying out of the camp, as the Lord God sware to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:15 - And the hand of the Lord was upon them to destroy them out of the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:16 - And it came to pass when all the men of war dying out of the midst of the people had fallen,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:24 - And when Moses finished writing all the words of this law in a book, even to the end,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:30 - And Moses spoke all the words of this song even to the end, in the ears of the whole assembly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:8 - And the children of Israel wept for Moses in Araboth of Moab at Jordan near Jericho thirty days; and the days of the sad mourning for Moses were completed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:16 - then the waters that came down from above stopped; there stood one solid heap very far off, as far as [fn]the region of Kariathiarim, and [fn]the lower part came down to the sea of Araba, the salt sea, till it completely failed; and the people stood opposite Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:17 - And the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood on dry land in the midst of Jordan; and all the children of Israel went through on dry land, until all the people had completely gone over Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:1 - And when the people had completely passed over Jordan, the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:10 - And the priests that bore the ark of the covenant stood in Jordan, until Joshua had finished all that the Lord commanded him to report to the people; and the people hasted and passed over.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:11 - And it came to pass when all the people had passed over, that the ark of the covenant of the Lord passed over, and the stones before them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:6 - Wherefore most of the fighting men that came out of the land of Egypt, were uncircumcised, who disobeyed the commands of God; concerning whom also he determined that they should not see the land, which the Lord sware to give to their fathers, even a land flowing with milk and honey.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:24 - And when the children of Israel had ceased slaying all that were in Gai, and in the fields, and in the mountain on the descent, from whence they pursued them even to the end, then Joshua returned to Gai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:20 - And it came to pass when Joshua and all Israel ceased destroying them utterly with a very great slaughter, that they that escaped took refuge in the strong cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:24 - And behold also Sadoc, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Bæthar: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had passed out of the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:26 - With the holy thou wilt be holy, and with the perfect man thou wilt be perfect,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:22 - And he covered the whole house with gold, [fn]till he had finished gilding the whole house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:13 - And one of his servants answered and said, Let them now take five of the horses that were left, which were left here; behold, they are the number left to all the multitude of Israel; and we will send thither and see.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:4 - Go up to Chelcias the high priest, and [fn]take account of the money that is brought into the house of the Lord, which they that keep the door have collected of the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:3 - For what matters it to the Lord, if thou wert blameless in thy works? or is it profitable that thou shouldest perfect thy way?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:40 - then let the nettle come up to me instead of wheat, and a bramble instead of barley. And Job ceased speaking.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:25 - (LXX 17:26) With the holy thou wilt be holy; and with the innocent man thou wilt be innocent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:13 - (LXX 18:14) And spare thy servant the attack of strangers: if they do not gain the dominion over me, then shall I be blameless, and I shall be clear from great sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:6 - (LXX 63:7) They have searched out iniquity; they have wearied themselves with searching diligently, a man shall approach and the heart is deep,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:19 - (LXX 72:19) How have they become desolate! suddenly they have failed: they have perished because of their iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:27 - (LXX 101:28) But thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:35 - (LXX 103:35) Let the sinners fail from off the earth, and transgressors, so that they shall be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:4 - The fugitives of Moab shall sojourn with thee; they shall be to you a shelter from the face of the pursuer: for thine alliance has been taken away, and the oppressing ruler has perished from off the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:5 - Before the reaping time, when the flower has been completely formed, and the unripe grape has put forth its flower and blossomed, then shall he take away the little clusters with pruning-hooks, and shall take away the small branches, and cut them off;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:1 - Woe to them that afflict you; but no one makes you miserable: and he that deals perfidiously with you does not deal perfidiously: they that deal perfidiously shall be taken and given up, and as a moth on a garment, so shall they be spoiled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:3 - And it was in the days of Joakim son of Josias king of Juda, until the eleventh year of Sedekias king of Juda, even until the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:29 - The bellows have failed from the fire, the lead has failed: the silversmith works at his trade in vain; their wickedness is not consumed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:15 - Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy lies in my name, and I sent them not, who say, Sword and famine shall not be upon this land; they shall die by a grievous death, and the prophets shall be consumed by famine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:10 - And I will send against them famine, and pestilence, and the sword, until they are consumed from off the land which I gave them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:23 - (LXX 43:23) And it came to pass when Judin had read three or four leaves, he cut them off with a penknife, and cast them into the fire that was on the hearth, until the whole roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:21 - (LXX 44:21) Then the king commanded, and they cast him into the prison, and gave him a loaf a day out of the place where they bake, until the bread failed out of the city. So Jeremias continued in the court of the prison.

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