This is what the Hebrew word Tam (תם) means.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Tam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ישר, דבק בדרכי המוסר, ירא אלהים.
וְיַעֲקֹב אִישׁ תָּם יוֹשֵׁב אֹהָלִים.
- 2נאיבי, פשטן, תמים.
- 3שלם, שאין בו מום או פגם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tam is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- תָּם
- Written without vowel points
- תם
- Said
- tam
- Root
- ת־מ־מ
- Plural
- תַּמִּים
- Feminine form
- תַּמָּה
- Inflections
- ר' תַּמִּים; נ' תַּמָּה, נ"ר תַּמּוֹת
- Gematria
- 440
These words mean nearly the same as Tam.
- ישר
- תמיםwhole
- נאיביnaive
- פשטן
- שלם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Tam.
- ערוםsly
- ערמומי
- נכלולי
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These words rhyme with Tam.
The word Tam is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יונה תמה
- כתיבה תמה
- רבנו תם
- שאלת תם
- שור תם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tam comes from the root ת־מ־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Tam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tam.
What is a synonym for Tam (תם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tam (תם) are ישר, תמים, נאיבי, פשטן, and שלם.
What is the opposite of Tam (תם)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tam (תם) are ערום, ערמומי, and נכלולי.
What rhymes with Tam (תם)?
Words that rhyme with Tam (תם) include אדם, דם, ים, עם, סם, and עולם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.