Hebrew · H8552

תָּמַם

To complete , in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive

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תָּמַםH8552

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".

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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".

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
. . .Deuteronomy 2:16, Joshua 5:8, Joshua 8:24, Psalms 9:6
was goneGenesis 47:15, Numbers 32:13, Jeremiah 37:21
had finishedJoshua 4:1, Joshua 4:11
is goneGenesis 47:18, Isaiah 18:5
They will meet their endNumbers 14:35, Jeremiah 44:12
You show Yourself blameless2 Samuel 22:26, Psalms 18:25
a fullLeviticus 25:29
and have been perishingJeremiah 44:18
and have him count2 Kings 22:4
are blamelessJob 22:3
are doomed2 Kings 7:13
Are these all1 Samuel 16:11
Are we allNumbers 17:13
came to an endDeuteronomy 34:8
completelyPsalms 73:19
consumedLamentations 3:22
cookEzekiel 24:10
disputes were settled2 Samuel 20:18
endPsalms 102:27
failEzekiel 47:12
from beginning to endDeuteronomy 31:24
had been consumedJeremiah 36:23
had completedJoshua 4:10
had diedJoshua 5:6
had passed2 Samuel 15:24
had perishedDeuteronomy 2:14
has reached its full measureDaniel 8:23
have vanishedIsaiah 16:4
I have destroyedJeremiah 27:8
I will be blamelessPsalms 19:13
I will purgeEzekiel 22:15
is completeLamentations 4:22
it is gone1 Kings 14:10
liesNumbers 14:33
or be consumedJeremiah 44:12
they had all perishedDeuteronomy 2:15
they had finished them offJoshua 10:20
they have perishedJeremiah 24:10
Thus concludeJob 31:40
to endDeuteronomy 31:30
vanishPsalms 104:35
vvvJoshua 3:17
was completed1 Kings 7:22
was completelyJoshua 3:16
was completely finished1 Kings 6:22
was overGenesis 47:18
We have perfectedPsalms 64:6
When you have finishedIsaiah 33:1
will be consumedEzekiel 24:11
will be spentLeviticus 26:20
will meet his endJeremiah 44:27
will meet their endJeremiah 14:15
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 47:15
Aligned rows62
Books represented16
Genesis3Leviticus2Numbers4Deuteronomy6Joshua91 Samuel12 Samuel31 Kings32 Kings2Job2Psalms7Isaiah3Jeremiah10Lamentations2Ezekiel4Daniel1
Source forms
תֹּ֥ם3xtōmNumbers 14:33, 2 Samuel 15:24, Jeremiah 37:21
תֹּם֙3xtōmNumbers 32:13, Jeremiah 1:3, Jeremiah 36:23
תַּ֥מּוּ3xtam·mūJoshua 5:8, Psalms 9:6, Isaiah 16:4
יִתַּ֔מּוּ2xyit·tam·mūJeremiah 14:15, Jeremiah 44:12
תֹּ֨ם2xtōmDeuteronomy 2:14, Joshua 5:6
תֹּ֣ם2xtōmJoshua 4:10, 1 Kings 6:22
תַּ֣מּוּ2xtam·mūJoshua 3:16, Joshua 4:1
תֻּמָּ֑ם2xtum·māmJoshua 8:24, Joshua 10:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural11xDeuteronomy 2:16, Joshua 3:16, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:1
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct10xLeviticus 25:29, Numbers 14:33, Numbers 32:13, Joshua 4:10
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural6xDeuteronomy 2:15, Deuteronomy 31:24, Deuteronomy 31:30, Joshua 8:24
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural5xNumbers 14:35, Psalms 102:27, Psalms 104:35, Jeremiah 14:15
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural4xNumbers 17:13, Psalms 64:6, Jeremiah 44:18, Lamentations 3:22
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular3xGenesis 47:18, Joshua 4:11, Lamentations 4:22
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural2xJeremiah 44:12, Jeremiah 44:27
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular2xGenesis 47:18, 1 Kings 7:22
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