Psalm 18:23:2Ps.18.23.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:24
תָמִ֣ים
tamim
“blameless”
- Transliteration
- ta-MIM
- Extended
- taa-MEEM
- IPA
- /taˈmiːm/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-MIM
- clause
va-e-HYE ta-MIM i-MO
- sentence
va-e-HYE ta-MIM i-MO va-esh-ta-MER me-a-vo-NI
Exegesis
The predicate adjective tamim {תָמִים | tā-mîm} ‘blameless’ characterizes completeness of integrity.
Root and etymology
Roott-m-m
“to be complete, blameless”
In context — Psalm 18:23
I was blameless with Him , and I kept myself from my iniquity .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:23, so the Hebrew word תָמִ֣ים (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 Ps.18.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.23.W2.S1) and character.