תָּמִים
tâmîym · taw-meem'
entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
Lexicon
Derivation: from H8552 (תָּמַם);
entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
- entire (literally, figuratively or morally)
- also, (as noun) integrity, truth
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.
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
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › water, chaos, the mighty deep › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
The mark, the covenant sign of water, chaos, the mighty deep of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תָּמִים 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
91 occurrences · 91 OT · 0 NT · 47 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- without blemish36 · 46%
- without spot6 · 8%
- is perfect4 · 5%
- uprightly4 · 5%
- they shall be unto you without blemish3 · 4%
- it without blemish2 · 3%
- they shall be without blemish2 · 3%
- and sincerely2 · 3%
- i was also upright2 · 3%
- perfect2 · 3%
- in a perfect2 · 3%
- and perfect1 · 1%
- and be thou perfect1 · 1%
- shall be without blemish1 · 1%
- thereof, and the whole1 · 1%
- it shall be perfect1 · 1%
- complete1 · 1%
- of a full1 · 1%
- thou shalt be perfect1 · 1%
- about a whole1 · 1%
- him in sincerity1 · 1%
- a perfect1 · 1%
- and with the upright1 · 1%
- upright1 · 1%
- he that is perfect1 · 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.