תָּמַם (b. h.; v. תָּאַם) [to join, be joined,] to be whole, finished, perfect; to end, be gone. Bekh. 44ᵃ שתַּמּוּ, v. תִּימוֹז. Gen. R. s. 94 (ref. to התמו, II Sam. XX, 18) עד כאן תמו דברי תורה are the words of the Lord so far gone (to be ignored)?; Midr. Sam. ch. XXXII על כן תמו וכ׳ (corr. acc.). Sabb. 55ᵃ תַּמָּה זכות אבות the protecting influence of the fathers has ceased. Ber. 57ᵃ הרואה ת̇מ̇רים בחלום ת̇מ̇ו עונותיו if one sees dates in his dream, his sins are ended (forgiven); a. fr.—Cant. R. to V, 2 תַּמָּתִי תַּמּוֹתִי וכ׳ tammathi, read tammothi, I am complete, for they attached themselves &c., v. infra.
Pi. - תִּמֵּם to complete, fulfill. Snh. 39ᵇ לתַמֵּם, v. חִזָּיוֹן I.
Hif. - הִתְמִים, הֵתֵם 1) to make perfect. Y. Yoma VII, end, 44ᶜ תומים שהן מְתִימִּין לפניהם וכ׳ they are called Tummim, because they perfect the way before them. Ned. 32ᵃ כל המַתְמִים עצמו שעה עומדת לו if one perfects himself (tries to be perfect), time will stand by him (he will succeed in life, with ref. to Gen. XVII, 1, a. 4). —2) (denom. of תָּמִים) to be upright, frank. Ib. כל המתמים עצמו הקב"ה מתמים עמו if one perfects himself (tries to be upright), God will deal uprightly with him (with ref. to II Sam. XXII, 26); Yalk. Sam. 161; a. e.
Nif. - נִיתַּם, נִתְמַם ; Nithpa. נִתְתַּמֵּם (cmp. שָׁלַם) to be joined; to ally one’s self. Ex. R. s. 2 (ref. to תמתי, Cant. V, 2) שנִתְתַּמּוּ עמי בסיני they attached themselves to me at Sinai and said (Ex. XXIV, 7), all that &c.; Cant. R. l. c. (v. supra) שנִתְמְמוּ (or שנִתַּמְּמוּ); Pesik. Haḥod., p. 47ᵃ שנִיתּמּוּ; Pesik. R. s. 15 שנותמו (corr. acc.).