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H8552 · Hebrew · Old Testament
תָּמַם
Tamam
Verb
To be complete / Perfect / Finished / Blameless

Definition

The Hebrew verb tamam means to be complete, finished, whole, or blameless. It is the verbal root of tamiym (H8549, whole/blameless) and tom (H8537, integrity/completeness). It describes the state of being whole, lacking nothing, morally upright.

Usage & Theological Significance

Tamam is used for the completion of building projects, the fulfilling of time periods, and especially moral integrity. Noah (Genesis 6:9) and Job are described with related forms as blameless. The Psalms use it to describe those who walk uprightly before God.

Theologically, tamam sets the standard for covenant faithfulness: a whole-hearted, undivided, complete devotion to YHWH. It anticipates Jesus' call to 'be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect' (Matthew 5:48) — not sinless perfection but wholeness of heart and intention.

Key Bible Verses

Genesis 47:18 When that year was over, they came to him the following year and said, 'We cannot hide from our lord the fact that since our money is gone...
Psalm 18:26 To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
Numbers 14:33 Your children will be shepherds here for forty years, suffering for your unfaithfulness, until the last of your bodies falls in the wilderness.
Psalm 19:13 Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless (tamam), innocent of great transgression.
Job 1:1 In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.

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