Deuteronomy 18:13:1Deut.18.13.W1TAB
תָּמִ֣ים
tamim
“blameless”
- Transliteration
- ta-MIM
- Extended
- taa-MEEM
- IPA
- /taːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- blameless
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ta-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
ta-MIM tih-YEH
- sentence
ta-MIM tih-YEH IM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
The Hebrew clause begins with a fronted adjective tamim {תָּמִ֣ים | tā-mîm} ‘blameless’ to foreground moral integrity, followed by the imperfect verb tihyeh {תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה | tih-yeh-hāh} ‘you shall be,’ creating a sustained imperative.
Root and etymology
t-m-mt–m–m
“whole, complete, unimpaired”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:13
You shall be blameless with the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 18:13, so the Hebrew word תָּמִ֣ים (tamim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.18.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.13.W1.S1) and character.