תָּמִים m. (b. h.; תָּמַם) without physical blemish; perfect; upright. Zeb. 116ᵃ ודלמא נח … ת׳ כתיב ביה might not Noah himself have had an organic defect? (It cannot be, for) it is written of him, he was perfect (Gen. VI, 9); ודלמא ת׳ בדרכיו but may this not mean, perfect in his ways of life? Bekh. IV, 1 (26ᵇ) בין ת׳ בין בעל מום (Bab. ed. תַּם) whether unblemished or blemished; a. fr.—Pl. תְּמִימִים, תְּמִימִין. Zeb. VIII, 8. Tem. III, 5 אם באו ת׳ when they appear unblemished. Y. Yoma VII, end, 44ᶜ שבשעה שהיו ישראל ת׳ היו מכוונין וכ׳ (not שבע׳) when the Israelites were perfect (God-fearing), they (the Urim and Tummim) directed their way. Gen. R. s. 44, beg. (ref. to Ps. XVIII, 31) אם דרכיו ת׳ וכ׳ if his ways are perfect, how much more is he perfect himself!; (Yalk. Sam. 161 אם דרכו תמים וכ׳); a. fr.—Fem. תְּמִימָה. Ḥull. 11ᵃ משום ת׳ because the Law (Lev. III, 9) says t’mimah (whole); a. e.—Pl. תְּמִימוֹת. Men. 66ᵃ (ref. to Lev. XXIII, 15) אימתי … שבתות ת׳ וכ׳ when do you get seven complete weeks? When you begin to count from the evening. Pesik. Haʿomer, p. 69ᵇ, a. e., v. יֵשׁוּעַ; a. e.
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תָּמִים m. (b. h.; תָּמַם ) without physical blemish; perfect; upright . Zeb. 116ᵃ ודלמא נח … ת׳ כתיב ביה might not Noah himself have had an organic…
References
- Jastrow, תָּמַם 1
- Zevachim 116a:6
- Genesis 6:9
- Mishnah Bekhorot 4:1
- Bekhorot 26b:9
- Jastrow, תֹּם 1
- Mishnah Zevachim 8:8
- Mishnah Temurah 3:5
- Jerusalem Talmud Yoma 7:3:7
- Bereishit Rabbah 44:1
- Psalms 18:31
- Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 161:7
- Jastrow, תְּמִיהָה 1
- Chullin 11a:12
- Leviticus 3:9
- Jastrow, תְּמִימוּת 1
- Menachot 66a:7
- Leviticus 23:15
- Jastrow, יֵשׁוּעַ 1