תָּמִיד
tâmîyd · taw-meed'
properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrifice
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to stretch;
properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrifice
- properly, continuance (as indefinite extension)
- but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly)
- ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrifice
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: alway(-s), continual (employment, -ly), daily, (n-)ever(-more), perpetual.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › water, chaos, the mighty deep › the hand that works › the doorway, the way in
The mark, the covenant sign of water, chaos, the mighty deep of the hand that works of the doorway, the way in.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תָּמִיד above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
104 occurrences · 104 OT · 0 NT · 34 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- continually39 · 48%
- beside the continual11 · 13%
- always3 · 4%
- and for the continual3 · 4%
- and the continual2 · 2%
- and the daily2 · 2%
- for a continual2 · 2%
- alway2 · 2%
- is continually2 · 2%
- me alway1 · 1%
- and it shall be always1 · 1%
- this shall be a continual1 · 1%
- upon it, a perpetual1 · 1%
- shall ever1 · 1%
- perpetual1 · 1%
- so it was alway1 · 1%
- it is a continual1 · 1%
- which is for a continual1 · 1%
- them beside the continual1 · 1%
- are always1 · 1%
- by us continually1 · 1%
- was a continual1 · 1%
- commanded unto them, continually1 · 1%
- offered the continual1 · 1%
- are ever1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.