What does תֹּם · ἄκακος mean in the Bible?
תֹּם · ἄκακος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "wholeness, innocence, moral integrity".
Hebrew · H8537, G172
תֹּם
Completeness ; figuratively, prosperity ; usually (morally) innocence · innocent
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תֹּם H8537 completeness ; figuratively, prosperity ; usually (morally) innocence
Pronunciation tom
Moral and covenantal integrity—wholeness of character and undivided loyalty to God's covenant.
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ἄκακος G172 innocent
Pronunciation ákakos
Guileless simplicity—freedom from cunning or malice rather than mere absence of guilt
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What does תֹּם (tom) mean in the Bible?
תֹּם · ἄκακος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "wholeness, innocence, moral integrity".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8537, G172?
H8537, G172 is connected to 24 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. wholeness, innocence, moral integrity
Source Gloss
wholeness, innocence, moral integrity
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 4
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Infinitive construct Lev 25:29 1×
Word Origins
תֹּם is built from this root:
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