What does תָּמַם mean in the Bible?
תָּמַם is a Hebrew word meaning "to complete , in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive".
Hebrew · H8552
תָּמַם
To complete , in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive
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תָּמַם H8552
What does תָּמַם mean in the Bible?
תָּמַם is a Hebrew word meaning "to complete , in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive".
Full entry for תָּמַם (H8552) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8552?
The BSB source-word alignment has 62 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (5), was gone (3), had finished (2), is gone (2), They will meet their end (2).
Where does תָּמַם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 47:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (10), Joshua (9), Psalms (7), Deuteronomy (6).
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 . . . 5× Deuteronomy 2:16, Joshua 5:8, Joshua 8:24, Psalms 9:6
was gone 3× Genesis 47:15, Numbers 32:13, Jeremiah 37:21
had finished 2× Joshua 4:1, Joshua 4:11
is gone 2× Genesis 47:18, Isaiah 18:5
They will meet their end 2× Numbers 14:35, Jeremiah 44:12
You show Yourself blameless 2× 2 Samuel 22:26, Psalms 18:25
a full 1× Leviticus 25:29
and have been perishing 1× Jeremiah 44:18
and have him count 1× 2 Kings 22:4
are blameless 1× Job 22:3
are doomed 1× 2 Kings 7:13
Are these all 1× 1 Samuel 16:11
Are we all 1× Numbers 17:13
came to an end 1× Deuteronomy 34:8
completely 1× Psalms 73:19
consumed 1× Lamentations 3:22
cook 1× Ezekiel 24:10
disputes were settled 1× 2 Samuel 20:18
end 1× Psalms 102:27
fail 1× Ezekiel 47:12
from beginning to end 1× Deuteronomy 31:24
had been consumed 1× Jeremiah 36:23
had completed 1× Joshua 4:10
had died 1× Joshua 5:6
had passed 1× 2 Samuel 15:24
had perished 1× Deuteronomy 2:14
has reached its full measure 1× Daniel 8:23
have vanished 1× Isaiah 16:4
I have destroyed 1× Jeremiah 27:8
I will be blameless 1× Psalms 19:13
I will purge 1× Ezekiel 22:15
is complete 1× Lamentations 4:22
it is gone 1× 1 Kings 14:10
lies 1× Numbers 14:33
or be consumed 1× Jeremiah 44:12
they had all perished 1× Deuteronomy 2:15
they had finished them off 1× Joshua 10:20
they have perished 1× Jeremiah 24:10
Thus conclude 1× Job 31:40
to end 1× Deuteronomy 31:30
vanish 1× Psalms 104:35
vvv 1× Joshua 3:17
was completed 1× 1 Kings 7:22
was completely 1× Joshua 3:16
was completely finished 1× 1 Kings 6:22
was over 1× Genesis 47:18
We have perfected 1× Psalms 64:6
When you have finished 1× Isaiah 33:1
will be consumed 1× Ezekiel 24:11
will be spent 1× Leviticus 26:20
will meet his end 1× Jeremiah 44:27
will meet their end 1× Jeremiah 14:15
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 47:15 וַיִּתֹּ֣ם to was gone Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 47:18 וַתִּתֹּם֮ to was over Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Genesis 47:18 תַּ֣ם to is gone Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 25:29 תֹּ֖ם to a full Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Leviticus 26:20 וְתַ֥ם to will be spent Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Numbers 14:33 תֹּ֥ם to lies Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Numbers 14:35 יִתַּ֖מּוּ to They will meet their end Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Numbers 17:13 תַּ֖מְנוּ to Are we all Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Numbers 32:13 תֹּם֙ to was gone Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Deuteronomy 2:14 תֹּ֨ם to had perished Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 47:15
Aligned rows 62
Books represented 16
Genesis 3 Leviticus 2 Numbers 4 Deuteronomy 6 Joshua 9 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 2 Job 2 Psalms 7 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 10 Lamentations 2 Ezekiel 4 Daniel 1
Source forms
תֹּ֥ם 3x tōm Numbers 14:33, 2 Samuel 15:24, Jeremiah 37:21
תֹּם֙ 3x tōm Numbers 32:13, Jeremiah 1:3, Jeremiah 36:23
תַּ֥מּוּ 3x tam·mū Joshua 5:8, Psalms 9:6, Isaiah 16:4
יִתַּ֔מּוּ 2x yit·tam·mū Jeremiah 14:15, Jeremiah 44:12
תֹּ֨ם 2x tōm Deuteronomy 2:14, Joshua 5:6
תֹּ֣ם 2x tōm Joshua 4:10, 1 Kings 6:22
תַּ֣מּוּ 2x tam·mū Joshua 3:16, Joshua 4:1
תֻּמָּ֑ם 2x tum·mām Joshua 8:24, Joshua 10:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 11x Deuteronomy 2:16, Joshua 3:16, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:1
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 10x Leviticus 25:29, Numbers 14:33, Numbers 32:13, Joshua 4:10
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural 6x Deuteronomy 2:15, Deuteronomy 31:24, Deuteronomy 31:30, Joshua 8:24
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 5x Numbers 14:35, Psalms 102:27, Psalms 104:35, Jeremiah 14:15
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural 4x Numbers 17:13, Psalms 64:6, Jeremiah 44:18, Lamentations 3:22
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 3x Genesis 47:18, Joshua 4:11, Lamentations 4:22
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 2x Jeremiah 44:12, Jeremiah 44:27
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular 2x Genesis 47:18, 1 Kings 7:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to complete , in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive
Source Gloss
to complete , in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive
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 3 Aligned forms 41
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 36×
Perfect 2Kgs 7:13 · Deut 2:16 · Isa 16:4 · Job 31:40 · Josh 3:16 · Josh 3:17 · Josh 4:1 · Josh 5:8 · Ps 9:7 · Ps 73:19 · Gen 47:18 · Jer 6:29 · Josh 4:11 · Lam 4:22 · Jer 44:18 · Lam 3:22 18×
Infinitive construct 1Kgs 6:22 · 2Sam 15:24 · Deut 2:14 · Jer 1:3 · Jer 36:23 · Jer 37:21 · Josh 4:10 · Josh 5:6 · Num 14:33 · Num 32:13 10×
Imperfect Jer 14:15 · Jer 44:12 · Num 14:35 · Ps 102:28 · Ps 104:35 · Ezek 24:11 · Ezek 47:12 · Ps 19:14 8×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 2×
Imperfect 2Sam 22:26 · Ps 18:26 2×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 3×
Perfect 2Sam 20:18 1×
Infinitive absolute Ezek 24:10 1×
Imperfect Job 22:3 1×
Word Origins
תָּמַם is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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