Word Study · Strong's H8549 · Hebrew
תָּמִים
tamim
taw-meem'
Strong's 1890 spelling: tâmîym
“entire (literally, figuratively or morally)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
Rendered in the KJV as
without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.
- 91occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 14 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 47inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 91 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 47
- תְּמִימִֽם׃10
- תָּמִ֖ים8
- תָּמִ֣ים6
- תָּמִֽים׃5
- תְּמִימִ֖ם4
- וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים3
- תָּ֭מִים3
- תָּמִ֧ים3
- תְּמִימִ֑ם3
- תְּמִימִ֥ם3
- תָמִ֣ים2
- תָּמִ֥ים2
and 35 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 18
- unblemished51
- blameless13
- complete5
- a blameless [person]3
- [is] blameless2
- [is] perfect2
- [one] complete of2
- and blameless [people]2
- and in integrity2
- [are people] blameless of1
- [people] blameless of1
- [were] blameless1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- adjective · masculine singular45
- adjective · masculine plural26
- adjective · feminine singular8
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural3
- adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + adjective · masculine singular2
- preposition + adjective · masculine singular2
- adjective · feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HAamsa · 45
- HAampa · 26
- HAafsa · 8
- HC/Aampa · 3
- HAampc · 2
- HAamsc · 2
- HC/R/Aamsa · 2
- HR/Aamsa · 2
- HAafpa · 1
All 91, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Leviticus22 of 91 · 24%
- Numbers19 of 91 · 21%
- Ezekiel13 of 91 · 14%
- Psalms12 of 91 · 13%
- Proverbs6 of 91 · 7%
Leviticus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 6:9תָּמִ֥יםtamimadjective · masculine singularThis is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.here: blameless
- Genesis 17:1תָמִֽים׃tamimadjective · masculine singularWhen Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.here: blameless
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 12:5תָמִ֛יםtamimadjective · masculine singularYour lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats.here: unblemished
- Exodus 29:1תְּמִימִֽם׃temimimadjective · masculine plural“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish,here: unblemished
Leviticus22 occurrences
- Leviticus 1:3תָּמִ֖יםtamimadjective · masculine singularIf one’s offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.here: unblemished
- Leviticus 1:10תָּמִ֖יםtamimadjective · masculine singularIf, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.here: unblemished
- Leviticus 3:1תָּמִ֥יםtamimadjective · masculine singular“If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD.here: unblemished
- Leviticus 3:6תָּמִ֖יםtamimadjective · masculine singularIf, however, one’s peace offering to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish.here: unblemished
- Leviticus 3:9תְמִימָ֔הtemimahadjective · feminine singularAnd from the peace offering he shall bring an offering made by fire to the LORD consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,here: complete
- Leviticus 4:3תָּמִ֛יםtamimadjective · masculine singularIf the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.here: unblemished
- Leviticus 4:23תָּמִֽים׃tamimadjective · masculine singularWhen he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering.here: unblemished
- Leviticus 4:28תְּמִימָ֣הtemimahadjective · feminine singularWhen he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished female goat as his offering for that sin.here: unblemished
- Leviticus 4:32תְמִימָ֖הtemimahadjective · feminine singularIf, however, he brings a lamb as a sin offering, he must bring an unblemished female.here: unblemished
- Leviticus 5:15תָּמִ֣יםtamimadjective · masculine singular“If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.here: unblemished
- Leviticus 5:18תָּמִ֧יםtamimadjective · masculine singularHe is to bring to the priest an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock as a guilt offering. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the wrong he has committed in ignorance, and he will be forgiven.here: unblemished
- Leviticus 6:6תָּמִ֧יםtamimadjective · masculine singularThen he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.here: unblemished
- Leviticus 9:2תְּמִימִ֑םtemimimadjective · masculine pluralHe said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the LORD.here: unblemished
- Leviticus 9:3תְּמִימִ֖םtemimimadjective · masculine pluralThen speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without blemish—for a burnt offering,here: unblemished
- Leviticus 14:10תְּמִימִ֔יםtemimimadjective · masculine pluralOn the eighth day he is to bring two unblemished male lambs, an unblemished ewe lamb a year old, a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil, and one log of olive oil.here: unblemished
- Leviticus 14:10תְּמִימָ֑הtemimahadjective · feminine singularOn the eighth day he is to bring two unblemished male lambs, an unblemished ewe lamb a year old, a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil, and one log of olive oil.here: unblemished
- Leviticus 22:19תָּמִ֣יםtamimadjective · masculine singularmust offer an unblemished male from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf.here: unblemished
- Leviticus 22:21תָּמִ֤יםtamimadjective · masculine singularWhen a man presents a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without blemish or defect to be acceptable.here: unblemished
- Leviticus 23:12תָּמִ֧יםtamimadjective · masculine singularOn the day you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a year-old lamb without blemish as a burnt offering to the LORD,here: unblemished
- Leviticus 23:15תְּמִימֹ֥תtemimotadjective · feminine pluralFrom the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, you are to count off seven full weeks.here: complete
- Leviticus 23:18תְּמִימִם֙temimimadjective · masculine pluralAlong with the bread you are to present seven unblemished male lambs a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the LORD, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.here: unblemished
- Leviticus 25:30תְמִימָה֒temimahadjective · feminine singularIf it is not redeemed by the end of a full year, then the house in the walled city is permanently transferred to its buyer and his descendants. It is not to be released in the Jubilee.here: complete
Numbers19 occurrences
- Numbers 6:14תָמִ֤יםtamimadjective · masculine singularand he is to present an offering to the LORD of an unblemished year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, an unblemished year-old female lamb as a sin offering, and an unblemished ram as a peace offering—here: unblemished
- Numbers 6:14תְּמִימָ֖הtemimahadjective · feminine singularand he is to present an offering to the LORD of an unblemished year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, an unblemished year-old female lamb as a sin offering, and an unblemished ram as a peace offering—here: unblemished
- Numbers 6:14תָּמִ֖יםtamimadjective · masculine singularand he is to present an offering to the LORD of an unblemished year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, an unblemished year-old female lamb as a sin offering, and an unblemished ram as a peace offering—here: unblemished
- Numbers 19:2תְּמִימָ֗הtemimahadjective · feminine singular“This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.here: unblemished
- Numbers 28:3תְמִימִ֛םtemimimadjective · masculine pluralAnd tell them that this is the offering made by fire you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs.here: unblemished
- Numbers 28:9תְּמִימִ֑םtemimimadjective · masculine pluralOn the Sabbath day, present two unblemished year-old male lambs, accompanied by a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, as well as a drink offering.here: unblemished
- Numbers 28:11תְּמִימִֽם׃temimimadjective · masculine pluralAt the beginning of every month, you are to present to the LORD a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,here: unblemished
- Numbers 28:19תְּמִימִ֖םtemimimadjective · masculine pluralPresent to the LORD an offering made by fire, a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished.here: unblemished
- Numbers 28:31תְּמִימִ֥םtemimimadjective · masculine pluralOffer them with their drink offerings in addition to the regular burnt offering and its grain offering. The animals must be unblemished.here: unblemished
- Numbers 29:2תְּמִימִֽם׃temimimadjective · masculine pluralAs a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,here: unblemished
- Numbers 29:8תְּמִימִ֖םtemimimadjective · masculine pluralPresent as a pleasing aroma to the LORD a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,here: unblemished
- Numbers 29:13תְּמִימִ֥םtemimimadjective · masculine pluralAs a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present an offering made by fire, a burnt offering of thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished,here: unblemished
- Numbers 29:17תְּמִימִֽם׃temimimadjective · masculine pluralOn the second day you are to present twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished,here: unblemished
- Numbers 29:20תְּמִימִֽם׃temimimadjective · masculine pluralOn the third day you are to present eleven bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished,here: unblemished
- Numbers 29:23תְּמִימִֽם׃temimimadjective · masculine pluralOn the fourth day you are to present ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished,here: unblemished
- Numbers 29:26תְּמִימִֽם׃temimimadjective · masculine pluralOn the fifth day you are to present nine bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished,here: unblemished
- Numbers 29:29תְּמִימִֽם׃temimimadjective · masculine pluralOn the sixth day you are to present eight bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished,here: unblemished
- Numbers 29:32תְּמִימִֽם׃temimimadjective · masculine pluralOn the seventh day you are to present seven bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished,here: unblemished
- Numbers 29:36תְּמִימִֽם׃temimimadjective · masculine pluralAs a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present an offering made by fire, a burnt offering of one bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,here: unblemished
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 18:13תָּמִ֣יםtamimadjective · masculine singularYou must be blameless before the LORD your God.here: blameless
- Deuteronomy 32:4תָּמִ֣יםtamimadjective · masculine singularHe is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.here: [is] perfect
Joshua2 occurrences
- Joshua 10:13תָּמִֽים׃tamimadjective · masculine singularSo the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”here: complete
- Joshua 24:14בְּתָמִ֣יםbetamimpreposition + adjective · masculine singularNow, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.here: in integrity
Judges2 occurrences
- Judges 9:16וּבְתָמִים֙uvetamimconjunction (“and”) + preposition + adjective · masculine singularNow if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king, if you have done well by Jerubbaal and his family, and if you have done to him as he deserves—here: and in integrity
- Judges 9:19וּבְתָמִ֧יםuvetamimconjunction (“and”) + preposition + adjective · masculine singularif you have acted faithfully and honestly toward Jerubbaal and his house this day, then may you rejoice in Abimelech, and he in you.here: and in integrity
2 Samuel4 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 22:24תָמִ֖יםtamimadjective · masculine singularAnd I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.here: blameless
- 2 Samuel 22:26תָּמִ֖יםtamimadjective · masculine singularTo the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;here: blameless
- 2 Samuel 22:31תָּמִ֣יםtamimadjective · masculine singularAs for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.here: [is] blameless
- 2 Samuel 22:33תָּמִ֖יםtamimadjective · masculine singularGod is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear.here: a blameless [person]
Job3 occurrences
- Job 12:4תָּמִֽים׃tamimadjective · masculine singularI am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.here: a blameless [person]
- Job 36:4תְּמִ֖יםtemimadjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.here: [one] complete of
- Job 37:16תְּמִ֣יםtemimadjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?here: [one] complete of
Psalms12 occurrences
- Psalms 15:2תָּ֭מִיםtamimadjective · masculine singularHe who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,here: blameless
- Psalms 18:23תָמִ֣יםtamimadjective · masculine singularAnd I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.here: blameless
- Psalms 18:25תָּ֝מִ֗יםtamimadjective · masculine singularTo the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;here: of blameless
- Psalms 18:30תָּמִ֪יםtamimadjective · masculine singularAs for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.here: [is] blameless
- Psalms 18:32תָּמִ֣יםtamimadjective · masculine singularIt is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.here: blameless
- Psalms 19:7תְּ֭מִימָהtemimahadjective · feminine singularThe Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.here: [is] perfect
- Psalms 37:18תְמִימִ֑םtemimimadjective · masculine pluralThe LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.here: blameless [people]
- Psalms 84:11בְּתָמִֽים׃betamimpreposition + adjective · masculine singularFor the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.here: in blamelessness
- Psalms 101:2תָּמִ֗יםtamimadjective · masculine singularI will ponder the way that is blameless— when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.here: blameless
- Psalms 101:6תָּמִ֑יםtamimadjective · masculine singularMy eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.here: blameless
- Psalms 119:1תְמִֽימֵי־temimei-adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.here: [are people] blameless of
- Psalms 119:80תָמִ֣יםtamimadjective · masculine singularMay my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.here: blameless
Proverbs6 occurrences
- Proverbs 1:12וּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםutemimimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plurallet us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.here: and complete
- Proverbs 2:21וּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםutemimimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluralFor the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;here: and blameless [people]
- Proverbs 11:5תָּ֭מִיםtamimadjective · masculine singularThe righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.here: a blameless [person]
- Proverbs 11:20תְּמִ֣ימֵיtemimeiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.here: [people] blameless of
- Proverbs 28:10וּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםutemimimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluralHe who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.here: and blameless [people]
- Proverbs 28:18תָּ֭מִיםtamimadjective · masculine singularHe who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.here: blameless
Ezekiel13 occurrences
- Ezekiel 15:5תָמִ֔יםtamimadjective · masculine singularEven when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it!here: complete
- Ezekiel 28:15תָּמִ֤יםtamimadjective · masculine singularFrom the day you were created you were blameless in your ways— until wickedness was found in you.here: [were] blameless
- Ezekiel 43:22תָּמִ֖יםtamimadjective · masculine singularOn the second day you are to present an unblemished male goat as a sin offering, and the altar is to be cleansed as it was with the bull.here: unblemished
- Ezekiel 43:23תָּמִ֔יםtamimadjective · masculine singularWhen you have finished the purification, you are to present a young, unblemished bull and an unblemished ram from the flock.here: unblemished
- Ezekiel 43:23תָּמִֽים׃tamimadjective · masculine singularWhen you have finished the purification, you are to present a young, unblemished bull and an unblemished ram from the flock.here: unblemished
- Ezekiel 43:25תְּמִימִ֥יםtemimimadjective · masculine pluralFor seven days you are to provide a male goat daily for a sin offering; you are also to provide a young bull and a ram from the flock, both unblemished.here: unblemished
- Ezekiel 45:18תָּמִ֑יםtamimadjective · masculine singularThis is what the Lord GOD says: ‘On the first day of the first month you are to take a young bull without blemish and purify the sanctuary.here: unblemished
- Ezekiel 45:23תְּמִימִם֙temimimadjective · masculine pluralEach day during the seven days of the feast, he shall provide seven bulls and seven rams without blemish as a burnt offering to the LORD, along with a male goat for a sin offering.here: unblemished
- Ezekiel 46:4תְּמִימִ֖םtemimimadjective · masculine pluralThe burnt offering that the prince presents to the LORD on the Sabbath day shall be six unblemished male lambs and an unblemished ram.here: unblemished
- Ezekiel 46:4תָּמִֽים׃tamimadjective · masculine singularThe burnt offering that the prince presents to the LORD on the Sabbath day shall be six unblemished male lambs and an unblemished ram.here: unblemished
- Ezekiel 46:6תְּמִימִ֑םtemimimadjective · masculine pluralOn the day of the New Moon he shall offer a young, unblemished bull, six lambs, and a ram without blemish.here: unblemished
- Ezekiel 46:6תְּמִימִ֥םtemimimadjective · masculine pluralOn the day of the New Moon he shall offer a young, unblemished bull, six lambs, and a ram without blemish.here: unblemished
- Ezekiel 46:13תָּמִ֗יםtamimadjective · masculine singularAnd you shall provide an unblemished year-old lamb as a daily burnt offering to the LORD; you are to offer it every morning.here: unblemished