Tamim (תמים) means whole in Hebrew.
It can also mean naive and innocent. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
whole, naive, innocent
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Tamim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראשלם, ללא פגם או חיסרון.
וְאִישׁ כִּי-יַקְרִיב זֶבַח-שְׁלָמִים לַיהֹוָה לְפַלֵּא-נֶדֶר אוֹ לִנְדָבָה בַּבָּקָר אוֹ בַצֹּאן תָּמִים יִהְיֶה לְרָצוֹן כָּל-מוּם לֹא יִהְיֶה-בּוֹ
- 2בהשאלהנאיבי, אינו מבין את עובדות החיים.
- 3כינוי לתלמיד בישיבה של חב"ד.
- 4אנגלית: whole
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tamim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תָּמִים
- Written without vowel points
- תמים
- Said
- tamim
- Root
- ת־מ־מ
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- תְּמִימִים
- Feminine form
- תְּמִימָה
- Inflections
- נ' תְּמִימָה; ר' תְּמִימִים, נ"ר תְּמִימוֹת
- Gematria
- 490
This is how Tamim is said in other languages.
- English
- whole, naive, innocent
- Arabic
- بريء
- Russian
- неви́нный
- French
- innocent, naïve
- Spanish
- cándido, inocente
- German
- rein
These words mean nearly the same as Tamim.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Tamim.
- עיקש
- ממולח
- ערוםsly
- ערמומי
- נתעבdespicable
- נלעגridiculous
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tamim.
The word Tamim is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אזרח תמים
- תמים דרך
- תמימי דעים
- באמת ובתמים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tamim comes from the root ת־מ־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Tamim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tamim.
What does Tamim (תמים) mean in Hebrew?
Tamim (תמים) means whole, naive, and innocent. It is said tamim, with the stress on mim.
What is a synonym for Tamim (תמים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tamim (תמים) are נאיבי, תם, פתי, סאחי בלאטה, and נבר.
What is the opposite of Tamim (תמים)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tamim (תמים) are עיקש, ממולח, ערום, ערמומי, נתעב, and נלעג.
What rhymes with Tamim (תמים)?
Words that rhyme with Tamim (תמים) include חיים, אלוהים, פנים, עם, אקלים, and אם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תמים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.