Ezekiel 15:5:3Ezek.15.5.W3TAB
תָמִ֔ים
tamim
“whole or intact”
- Transliteration
- ta-MIM
- Extended
- taa-MEEM
- IPA
- /taːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- whole or intact
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
bi-he-yo-TO ta-MIM
- clause
hi-NE bi-he-yo-TO ta-MIM LO ye-a-SE lim-la-a-KHA
- sentence
hi-NE bi-he-yo-TO ta-MIM LO ye-a-SE lim-la-a-KHA AF ki-ESH a-kha-lat-HU va-ye-KHAR ve-na-a-SA OD lim-la-a-KHA
Exegesis
The infinitive state construction bihyoto tamim {בִּֽהְיוֹת֣וֹ תָמִ֔ים | bih-yō-ṯō tā-mîm} establishes a temporal-state clause “when it was whole.”
Root and etymology
t-m-m
“complete, without blemish”
In context — Ezekiel 15:5
Behold, when it was whole , it was not fit for any work ; how much less, after fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be fit for any work?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 15:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 15:5, so the Hebrew word תָמִ֔ים (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 Ezek.15.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.15.5.W3.S1) and character.