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תָּם H8535
H8535 is the Hebrew word תָּם, transliterated tâm and said tawm. The King James Version most often renders it perfect.
What it means
complete; usually (morally) pious; specifically, gentle, dear.
Where it comes from
from H8552 (תָּמַם).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: coupled together, perfect, plain, undefiled, upright.
Verses using תָּם
All 13 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 25:27 · KJV
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
Job 1:1 · KJV
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Job 1:8 · KJV
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
Job 2:3 · KJV
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
Job 8:20 · KJV
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
Job 9:20 · KJV
If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
Job 9:21 · KJV
Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
Job 9:22 · KJV
This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
Psalm 37:37 · KJV
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Psalm 64:4 · KJV
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
Proverbs 29:10 · KJV
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
Song of Solomon 5:2 · KJV
I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
Song of Solomon 6:9 · KJV
My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8535 mean?
H8535 is the Hebrew word תָּם (tâm), meaning complete; usually (morally) pious; specifically, gentle, dear.
How is H8535 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it perfect (7 times), undefiled (2 times), plain (1 time), say i am perfect (1 time), though i were perfect (1 time), among others.
How many times does H8535 appear in the Bible?
תָּם (tâm) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8535 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H8552 (תָּמַם).
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