תָּמִים (H8549) — Hebrew Lexicon

תָּמִים

𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤌

tâmîym

H8549 adjective

SILEX Entry

Root תמם to be complete, to be finished, to be whole, to be sound

Definition

Adjective describing that which is whole, complete, intact, or without physical or moral defect. Used to describe physical wholeness (such as an unblemished animal fit for sacrifice), moral integrity or uprightness (especially of persons), sincerity, or perfection in function or character. Semantic range includes: unblemished, blameless, complete, sincere, having integrity, undivided, full, whole.

Semantic Range

complete, blameless, whole, unblemished, perfect, sound, having integrity, sincere, undivided, unimpaired, morally upright

Root / Etymology

From the root תָּמַם (t-m-m), meaning 'to be complete, finished, sound'. תָּמִים is the adjective form derived from this verb root, describing a state of being complete or unblemished, either physically, morally, or functionally.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In early Israelite sacrificial contexts, תָּמִים denotes an animal that is physically whole, with no defect or blemish (e.g., Leviticus 1:3). In moral and character descriptions (such as in Genesis 6:9 for Noah, or Job 1:1), it conveys the sense of integrity, moral soundness, and uprightness. Over time, it was also applied to ritual or ceremonial purity signifying suitability or acceptability before the divine. It does not imply absolute perfection in a philosophical or theological sense, but rather describes that which lacks defect or division in its intended sphere. Later translation traditions (Septuagint, Vulgate) sometimes rendered the term as 'perfectus' or 'amōmos' ('without blame/blemish'), and it is the source of the KJV rendering 'perfect'; however, 'blameless' or 'complete' are often more precise. Distinct from terms such as צַדִּיק (righteous/just), which emphasizes adherence to legal or social norms, תָּמִים centers on wholeness or lack of defect—whether physical or metaphorical. In post-exilic texts and later Jewish literature, the term retains both sacrificial and ethical implications.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from תָּמַם; entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth; without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.

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Root Family

תמם (t-m-m) — to be complete, to be whole, to be finished, to be sound

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H4974	מְתֹם	sound wholeness
H8535	תָּם	whole and blameless
H8537	תֹּם	wholeness
H8550	תֻּמִּים	the perfections
H8552	תָּמַם	Wholeness

Word Forms

9 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H8549-02`	תָּמִ֥ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without blemish	whole, blameless	45
`H8549-06`	תְּמִימִֽם	temimim	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones	26
`H8549-04`	תְמִימָ֔ה	temimah	`HAafsa`	unblemished	whole, unblemished	8
`H8549-08`	וּ֝/תְמִימִ֗ים	utemimim	`HC/Aampa`	and the blameless	and whole ones	3
`H8549-09`	וּ/בְ/תָמִים֙	uvetamim	`HC/R/Aamsa`	and-in-integrity	and in wholeness	2
`H8549-05`	תְמִֽימֵי	temimey	`HAampc`	blameless	whole ones of	2
`H8549-01`	בְּ/תָמִ֣ים	betamim	`HR/Aamsa`	in sincerity	in integrity	2
`H8549-03`	תְּמִ֖ים	temim	`HAamsc`	perfect	whole, unblemished	2
`H8549-07`	תְּמִימֹ֥ת	temimot	`HAafpa`	complete	whole ones	1

Occurrences in Scripture

91 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H8549-02`	Genesis 6:9	תָּמִ֥ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	blameless	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Genesis 17:1	תָמִֽים	tamim	`HAamsa`	blameless	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Exodus 12:5	תָמִ֛ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without blemish	whole, blameless
`H8549-06`	Exodus 29:1	תְּמִימִֽם	temimim	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones
`H8549-02`	Leviticus 1:3	תָּמִ֖ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without blemish	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Leviticus 1:10	תָּמִ֖ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without blemish	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Leviticus 3:1	תָּמִ֥ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without defect	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Leviticus 3:6	תָּמִ֖ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without blemish	whole, blameless
`H8549-04`	Leviticus 3:9	תְמִימָ֔ה	temimah	`HAafsa`	complete	whole, unblemished
`H8549-02`	Leviticus 4:3	תָּמִ֛ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without blemish	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Leviticus 4:23	תָּמִֽים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without blemish	whole, blameless
`H8549-04`	Leviticus 4:28	תְּמִימָ֣ה	temimah	`HAafsa`	without-blemish	whole, unblemished
`H8549-04`	Leviticus 4:32	תְמִימָ֖ה	temimah	`HAafsa`	without blemish	whole, unblemished
`H8549-02`	Leviticus 5:15	תָּמִ֣ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without blemish	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Leviticus 5:18	תָּמִ֧ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without blemish	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Leviticus 5:25	תָּמִ֧ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without blemish	whole, blameless
`H8549-06`	Leviticus 9:2	תְּמִימִ֑ם	temimim	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Leviticus 9:3	תְּמִימִ֖ם	temimim	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Leviticus 14:10	תְּמִימִ֔ים	temimim	`HAampa`	unblemished	whole ones
`H8549-04`	Leviticus 14:10	תְּמִימָ֑ה	temimah	`HAafsa`	unblemished	whole, unblemished
`H8549-02`	Leviticus 22:19	תָּמִ֣ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without blemish	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Leviticus 22:21	תָּמִ֤ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	perfect	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Leviticus 23:12	תָּמִ֧ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without blemish	whole, blameless
`H8549-07`	Leviticus 23:15	תְּמִימֹ֥ת	temimot	`HAafpa`	complete	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Leviticus 23:18	תְּמִימִם֙	temimim	`HAampa`	without-defect	whole ones
`H8549-04`	Leviticus 25:30	תְמִימָה֒	temimah	`HAafsa`	complete	whole, unblemished
`H8549-02`	Numbers 6:14	תָמִ֤ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	unblemished	whole, blameless
`H8549-04`	Numbers 6:14	תְּמִימָ֖ה	temimah	`HAafsa`	unblemished	whole, unblemished
`H8549-02`	Numbers 6:14	תָּמִ֖ים	tamim-2	`HAamsa`	unblemished	whole, blameless
`H8549-04`	Numbers 19:2	תְּמִימָ֗ה	temimah	`HAafsa`	unblemished	whole, unblemished
`H8549-06`	Numbers 28:3	תְמִימִ֛ם	temimim	`HAampa`	unblemished	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Numbers 28:9	תְּמִימִ֑ם	temimim	`HAampa`	unblemished	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Numbers 28:11	תְּמִימִֽם	temimim	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Numbers 28:19	תְּמִימִ֖ם	temimim	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Numbers 28:31	תְּמִימִ֥ם	temimim	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Numbers 29:2	תְּמִימִֽם	temimim	`HAampa`	unblemished	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Numbers 29:8	תְּמִימִ֖ם	temimim	`HAampa`	unblemished	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Numbers 29:13	תְּמִימִ֥ם	temimim	`HAampa`	unblemished	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Numbers 29:17	תְּמִימִֽם	temimim	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Numbers 29:20	תְּמִימִֽם	temimim	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Numbers 29:23	תְּמִימִֽם	temimim	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Numbers 29:26	תְּמִימִֽם	temimim	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Numbers 29:29	תְּמִימִֽם	temimim	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Numbers 29:32	תְּמִימִֽם	temimim	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Numbers 29:36	תְּמִימִֽם	temimim	`HAampa`	without-blemish	whole ones
`H8549-02`	Deuteronomy 18:13	תָּמִ֣ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	blameless	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Deuteronomy 32:4	תָּמִ֣ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	perfect	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Joshua 10:13	תָּמִֽים	tamim	`HAamsa`	complete	whole, blameless
`H8549-01`	Joshua 24:14	בְּ/תָמִ֣ים	betamim	`HR/Aamsa`	in sincerity	in integrity
`H8549-09`	Judges 9:16	וּ/בְ/תָמִים֙	uvetamim	`HC/R/Aamsa`	and sincerely	and in wholeness
`H8549-09`	Judges 9:19	וּ/בְ/תָמִ֧ים	uvetamim	`HC/R/Aamsa`	and-in-integrity	and in wholeness
`H8549-02`	1 Samuel 14:41	תָמִ֑ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	perfect	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	2 Samuel 22:24	תָמִ֖ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	blameless	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	2 Samuel 22:26	תָּמִ֖ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	perfect	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	2 Samuel 22:31	תָּמִ֣ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	perfect	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	2 Samuel 22:33	תָּמִ֖ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	perfect	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Ezekiel 15:5	תָמִ֔ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	whole	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Ezekiel 28:15	תָּמִ֤ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	perfect	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Ezekiel 43:22	תָּמִ֖ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without blemish	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Ezekiel 43:23	תָּמִ֔ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without blemish	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Ezekiel 43:23	תָּמִֽים	tamim-2	`HAamsa`	without blemish	whole, blameless
`H8549-06`	Ezekiel 43:25	תְּמִימִ֥ים	temimim	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones
`H8549-02`	Ezekiel 45:18	תָּמִ֑ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without-blemish	whole, blameless
`H8549-06`	Ezekiel 45:23	תְּמִימִם֙	temimim	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Ezekiel 46:4	תְּמִימִ֖ם	temimim	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones
`H8549-02`	Ezekiel 46:4	תָּמִֽים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without blemish	whole, blameless
`H8549-06`	Ezekiel 46:6	תְּמִימִ֑ם	temimim	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones
`H8549-06`	Ezekiel 46:6	תְּמִימִ֥ם	temimim-2	`HAampa`	without blemish	whole ones
`H8549-02`	Ezekiel 46:13	תָּמִ֗ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	without-blemish	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Amos 5:10	תָּמִ֖ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	with integrity	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Psalms 15:2	תָּ֭מִים	tamim	`HAamsa`	uprightly	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Psalms 18:24	תָמִ֣ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	blameless	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Psalms 18:26	תָּ֝מִ֗ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	perfect	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Psalms 18:31	תָּמִ֪ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	perfect	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Psalms 18:33	תָּמִ֣ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	perfect	whole, blameless
`H8549-04`	Psalms 19:8	תְּ֭מִימָה	temimah	`HAafsa`	perfect	whole, unblemished
`H8549-06`	Psalms 37:18	תְמִימִ֑ם	temimim	`HAampa`	blameless	whole ones
`H8549-01`	Psalms 84:12	בְּ/תָמִֽים	betamim	`HR/Aamsa`	in-uprightness	in integrity
`H8549-02`	Psalms 101:2	תָּמִ֗ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	of integrity	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Psalms 101:6	תָּמִ֑ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	of integrity	whole, blameless
`H8549-05`	Psalms 119:1	תְמִֽימֵי	temimey	`HAampc`	undefiled	whole ones of
`H8549-02`	Psalms 119:80	תָמִ֣ים	tamim	`HAamsa`	blameless	whole, blameless
`H8549-08`	Proverbs 1:12	וּ֝/תְמִימִ֗ים	utemimim	`HC/Aampa`	and whole	and whole ones
`H8549-08`	Proverbs 2:21	וּ֝/תְמִימִ֗ים	utemimim	`HC/Aampa`	and the blameless	and whole ones
`H8549-02`	Proverbs 11:5	תָּ֭מִים	tamim	`HAamsa`	the blameless	whole, blameless
`H8549-05`	Proverbs 11:20	תְּמִ֣ימֵי	temimey	`HAampc`	blameless	whole ones of
`H8549-08`	Proverbs 28:10	וּ֝/תְמִימִ֗ים	utemimim	`HC/Aampa`	but the blameless	and whole ones
`H8549-02`	Proverbs 28:18	תָּ֭מִים	tamim	`HAamsa`	blamelessly	whole, blameless
`H8549-02`	Job 12:4	תָּמִֽים	tamim	`HAamsa`	blameless	whole, blameless
`H8549-03`	Job 36:4	תְּמִ֖ים	temim	`HAamsc`	perfect	whole, unblemished
`H8549-03`	Job 37:16	תְּמִ֣ים	temim	`HAamsc`	perfect	whole, unblemished

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