Leviticus 4:3:14Lev.4.3.W14TAB
תָּמִ֛ים
tamim
“without blemish”
- Transliteration
- ta-MIM
- Extended
- taa-MEEM
- IPA
- /taˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- without blemish
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
PAR ben-ba-KAR ta-MIM
- clause
ve-hik-RIV AL kha-ta-TOH a-SHER kha-TAA PAR ben-ba-KAR ta-MIM la-ye-ho-VAH le-kha-TAAT
- sentence
IM ha-ko-HEN ha-ma-SHI-akh ye-khe-TAA le-ash-MAT ha-AM ve-hik-RIV AL kha-ta-TOH a-SHER kha-TAA PAR ben-ba-KAR ta-MIM la-ye-ho-VAH le-kha-TAAT
Exegesis
The series par ben-bakar tamim {פַּ֣ר בֶּן־בָּקָ֥ר תָּמִ֛ים | par ben-bāqār tāmîm} uses apposition to emphasize an unblemished offering.
Root and etymology
t-m-mTav, Mem, Mem
“complete, unblemished”
In context — Leviticus 4:3
If the anointed priest sins causing guilt on the people, then he must bring for his own sin, which he has sinned, a young bull, without blemish, to the LORD , as a sin offering.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 4:3:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Leviticus 4:3, so the Hebrew word תָּמִ֛ים (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 Lev.4.3.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.4.3.W14.S1) and character.