תָּמִים
ta.mim
unblemished
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
SupportedThe Hebrew word "ta.mim" (H8549G) translates to "unblemished." Its definition highlights the importance of perfection or flawlessness, particularly in a physical context. This term is found 57 times throughout the Bible, indicating its significance in various passages. The word "ta.mim" is often used to describe animals suitable for sacrifice, emphasizing the need for purity and imperfection. For example, an unblemished ram without defect would be required for offerings. This focus on physical integrity suggests that the concept of "unblemished" has implications for ritual and ceremonial contexts. The frequency and diverse application of "ta.mim" across different biblical accounts underscore its broad significance. Its meaning is not limited to the physical realm, but it also hints at a broader concept of moral and spiritual perfection.
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Occurrences in Scripture
57 total occurrences across the text — showing 50
The seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt offering to Yahweh, seven bulls and seven rams without defect daily the seven days; and a male goat daily for a sin offering.
Ezekiel 46:4The burnt offering that the prince shall offer to Yahweh shall be on the Sabbath day six lambs without defect and a ram without defect;
Ezekiel 46:4The burnt offering that the prince shall offer to Yahweh shall be on the Sabbath day six lambs without defect and a ram without defect;
Ezekiel 46:6On the day of the new moon it shall be a young bull without defect, and six lambs, and a ram. They shall be without defect.
Ezekiel 46:6On the day of the new moon it shall be a young bull without defect, and six lambs, and a ram. They shall be without defect.
Job 36:4For truly my words are not false. One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
Job 37:16Do you know the workings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
Psalms 18:30As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
Psalms 19:7Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s covenant is sure, making wise the simple.
Ezekiel 46:13“ ‘ “You shall prepare a lamb a year old without defect for a burnt offering to Yahweh daily. Morning by morning you shall prepare it.
Ezekiel 43:22“On the second day you shall offer a male goat without defect for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they cleansed it with the bull.
Ezekiel 43:23When you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a young bull without defect, and a ram out of the flock without defect.
Ezekiel 43:23When you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a young bull without defect, and a ram out of the flock without defect.
Ezekiel 43:25“Seven days you shall prepare every day a goat for a sin offering. They shall also prepare a young bull, and a ram out of the flock, without defect.
Ezekiel 45:18“ ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “In the first month, in the first day of the month, you shall take a young bull without defect; and you shall cleanse the sanctuary.
Exodus 12:5Your lamb shall be without defect, a male a year old. You shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats.
Leviticus 4:3if the anointed priest sins so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer for his sin which he has sinned a young bull without defect to Yahweh for a sin offering.
Exodus 29:1“This is the thing that you shall do to them to make them holy, to minister to me in the priest’s office: take one young bull and two rams without defect,
Leviticus 1:3“ ‘If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without defect. He shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before Yahweh.
Leviticus 1:10“ ‘If his offering is from the flock, from the sheep or from the goats, for a burnt offering, he shall offer a male without defect.
Leviticus 3:1“ ‘If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings, if he offers it from the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without defect before Yahweh.
Leviticus 3:6“ ‘If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh is from the flock, either male or female, he shall offer it without defect.
Leviticus 4:23if his sin in which he has sinned is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without defect.
Leviticus 4:28if his sin which he has sinned is made known to him, then he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without defect, for his sin which he has sinned.
Leviticus 4:32“ ‘If he brings a lamb as his offering for a sin offering, he shall bring a female without defect.
Leviticus 5:15“If anyone commits a trespass, and sins unwittingly regarding Yahweh’s holy things, then he shall bring his trespass offering to Yahweh: a ram without defect from the flock, according to your estimation in silver by shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering.
Leviticus 5:18He shall bring a ram without defect from of the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning the thing in which he sinned and didn’t know it, and he will be forgiven.
Leviticus 6:6He shall bring his trespass offering to Yahweh: a ram without defect from the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest.
Leviticus 9:2and he said to Aaron, “Take a calf from the herd for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without defect, and offer them before Yahweh.
Leviticus 9:3You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without defect, for a burnt offering;
Leviticus 14:10“On the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without defect, one ewe lamb a year old without defect, three tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mixed with oil, and one log of oil.
Leviticus 14:10“On the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without defect, one ewe lamb a year old without defect, three tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mixed with oil, and one log of oil.
Leviticus 22:19that you may be accepted, you shall offer a male without defect, of the bulls, of the sheep, or of the goats.
Leviticus 22:21Whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh to accomplish a vow, or for a free will offering of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted. It shall have no defect.
Leviticus 23:12On the day when you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a male lamb without defect a year old for a burnt offering to Yahweh.
Leviticus 23:18You shall present with the bread seven lambs without defect a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They shall be a burnt offering to Yahweh, with their meal offering and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of a sweet aroma to Yahweh.
Numbers 6:14and he shall offer his offering to Yahweh: one male lamb a year old without defect for a burnt offering, one ewe lamb a year old without defect for a sin offering, one ram without defect for peace offerings,
Numbers 6:14and he shall offer his offering to Yahweh: one male lamb a year old without defect for a burnt offering, one ewe lamb a year old without defect for a sin offering, one ram without defect for peace offerings,
Numbers 6:14and he shall offer his offering to Yahweh: one male lamb a year old without defect for a burnt offering, one ewe lamb a year old without defect for a sin offering, one ram without defect for peace offerings,
Numbers 19:2“This is the statute of the law which Yahweh has commanded. Tell the children of Israel to bring you a red heifer without spot, in which is no defect, and which was never yoked.
Numbers 28:3You shall tell them, ‘This is the offering made by fire which you shall offer to Yahweh: male lambs a year old without defect, two day by day, for a continual burnt offering.
Numbers 28:9“ ‘On the Sabbath day, you shall offer two male lambs a year old without defect, and two tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering mixed with oil, and its drink offering:
Numbers 28:11“ ‘In the beginnings of your months, you shall offer a burnt offering to Yahweh: two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without defect,
Numbers 28:19but you shall offer an offering made by fire, a burnt offering to Yahweh: two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old. They shall be without defect,
Numbers 28:31Besides the continual burnt offering and its meal offering, you shall offer them and their drink offerings. See that they are without defect.
Numbers 29:2You shall offer a burnt offering for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh: one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without defect;
Numbers 29:8but you shall offer a burnt offering to Yahweh for a pleasant aroma: one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old, all without defect;
Numbers 29:13You shall offer a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh: thirteen young bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect;
Numbers 29:17“ ‘On the second day you shall offer twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old without defect;
Numbers 29:20“ ‘On the third day: eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without defect;