תָּמַם

ta.mamVerbH8552

to finish

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

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

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to be complete, be finished, be at an end 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be finished, be completed 1a1a) completely, wholly, entirely (as auxiliary with verb) 1a2) to be finished, come to an end, cease 1a3) to be complete (of number) 1a4) to be consumed, be exhausted, be spent 1a5) to be finished, be consumed, be destroyed 1a6) to be complete, be sound, be unimpaired, be upright (ethically) 1a7) to complete, finish 1a8) to be completely crossed over 1b) (Niphal) to be consumed 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to finish, complete, perfect 1c2) to finish, cease doing, leave off doing 1c3) to complete, sum up, make whole 1c4) to destroy (uncleanness) 1c5) to make sound 1d) (Hithpael) to deal in integrity, act uprightly

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

55 times

Appears 55 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Jeremiah
9
Joshua
9
Deuteronomy
6
Ezk
4
1 Kings
3

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 14:10
  • Deuteronomy 2:14
  • Genesis 47:18
  • Jeremiah 44:18
  • Joshua 5:8

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