What does תָּם (tam) mean in the Bible?
תָּם (tam): Moral completeness and integrity—wholeness without defect, both ritually and ethically upright
Hebrew · H8535
תָּם
Complete ; usually (morally) pious ; specifically, gentle , dear
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תָּם H8535
Pronunciation tam
What does תָּם (tam) mean in the Bible?
תָּם (tam): Moral completeness and integrity—wholeness without defect, both ritually and ethically upright
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8535?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), blameless (2), the blameless (2), [who is] blameless (1), a blameless man (1).
Where does תָּם (tam) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 25:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (7), Exodus (2), Psalms (2), Song Of Solomon (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 2× Exodus 26:24, Exodus 36:29
blameless 2× Job 1:1, Job 2:3
the blameless 2× Job 8:20, Psalms 37:37
[who is] blameless 1× Job 1:8
a blameless man 1× Proverbs 29:10
am blameless 1× Job 9:21
both the blameless 1× Job 9:22
my flawless one 1× Song Of Solomon 5:2
my perfect 1× Song Of Solomon 6:9
the innocent 1× Psalms 64:4
was a quiet 1× Genesis 25:27
were blameless 1× Job 9:20
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 25:27 תָּ֔ם to was a quiet Adjective - masculine singular Exodus 26:24 תַמִּים֙ to . . . Adjective - masculine plural Exodus 36:29 תַמִּים֙ to . . . Adjective - masculine plural Job 1:1 תָּ֧ם to blameless Adjective - masculine singular Job 1:8 תָּ֧ם to [who is] blameless Adjective - masculine singular Job 2:3 תָּ֧ם to blameless Adjective - masculine singular Job 8:20 תָּ֑ם to the blameless Adjective - masculine singular Job 9:20 תָּֽם־ to were blameless Adjective - masculine singular Job 9:21 תָּֽם־ to am blameless Adjective - masculine singular Job 9:22 תָּ֥ם to both the blameless Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 25:27
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 6
Genesis 1 Exodus 2 Job 7 Psalms 2 Proverbs 1 Song Of Solomon 2
Source forms
תָּ֧ם 3x tām Job 1:1, Job 1:8, Job 2:3
תָּ֑ם 2x tām Job 8:20, Psalms 64:4
תָּֽם־ 2x tām- Job 9:20, Job 9:21
תַמִּים֙ 2x ṯam·mîm Exodus 26:24, Exodus 36:29
תַמָּתִ֔י 2x ṯam·mā·ṯî Song Of Solomon 5:2, Song Of Solomon 6:9
תָ֑ם 1x ṯām Proverbs 29:10
תָּ֔ם 1x tām Genesis 25:27
תָּ֥ם 1x tām Job 9:22
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 11x Genesis 25:27, Job 1:1, Job 1:8, Job 2:3
Adjective - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 2x Song Of Solomon 5:2, Song Of Solomon 6:9
Adjective - masculine plural 2x Exodus 26:24, Exodus 36:29
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Moral completeness and integrity—wholeness without defect, both ritually and ethically upright
Source Gloss
complete ; usually (morally) pious ; specifically, gentle , dear
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Moral completeness and integrity—wholeness without defect, both ritually and ethically upright
complete; usually (morally) pious; specifically, gentle, dear BDB: complete Usage: coupled together, perfect, plain, undefiled, upright.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
complete, upright, or morally whole
Showing 1 selected witness from 14 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
תָּם is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The blameless person lives with integrity before God. Proverbs 11:5
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain