What does תֹּם · ἄμωμος mean in the Bible?
תֹּם · ἄμωμος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "blameless, upright, whole".
Hebrew · H8537, G299
תָּם
Completeness ; figuratively, prosperity ; usually (morally) innocence · unblemished (literally or figuratively)
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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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ἄμωμος G299 unblemished (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation ámōmos
Perfection acceptable to God; applied to Christ's sacrifice and believers' ultimate sanctification.
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What does תָּם (tam) mean in the Bible?
תֹּם · ἄμωμος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "blameless, upright, whole".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8537, G299?
H8537, G299 is connected to 24 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. blameless, upright, whole
Source Gloss
blameless, upright, whole
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
תָּם 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