תָּם

Genesis 25:27 תָּ֔ם quiet

When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

Here: "Whole / blameless / sound." Everywhere else in the Bible this adjective describes moral integrity (Job is 'tām and upright', Job 1:1) or flawlessness (the beloved in Song 5:2; 6:9). Applied to Jacob, who will soon trick his brother and father, it is either a contextual sense like 'settled, even-tempered' or a deliberate irony; it is not ordinarily a word for 'quiet'.

Exodus 26:24 תַמִּים֙ complete

coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. These will serve as the two corners.

Exodus 36:29 תַמִּים֙ complete

coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. He made both corners in this way.

Job 1:1 תָּ֧ם blameless

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.

Here: Whole, all of a piece: a person whose inner life and outward conduct match, with no hidden second agenda. Not 'sinless'. The related noun tummāh, 'integrity', becomes a key word of the story (2:3, 2:9; 27:5).

Job 1:8 תָּ֧ם blameless

Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”

Here: Not 'sinless' but 'whole', undivided, a person of integrity whose outer life matches his inner life. The related noun tummâ, 'integrity', becomes a key word of the book (2:3, 2:9, 27:5).

Job 2:3 תָּ֧ם blameless

Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”

Here: Whole, sound, of one piece, with nothing crooked or divided in him. It describes integrity of character, not freedom from all sin. Job himself still offers sacrifices in case of sin (1:5).

Job 8:20 תָּ֑ם a blameless [person]

Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.

Here: A person of integrity, whole and undivided, the same through and through. It is the very word the narrator and God used of Job in 1:1, 1:8 and 2:3, so Bildad is unknowingly using heaven's own verdict on Job.

Job 9:20 תָּֽם־ [am] blameless

Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.

Here: 'Blameless / a man of integrity.' This is the exact word the narrator (1:1) and God himself (1:8; 2:3) use of Job. Job claims for himself what heaven has already said of him.

Job 9:21 תָּֽם־ [am] blameless

Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.

Here: Job's own claim to be a person of whole, undivided integrity. It is the same word the narrator and God used of him in 1:1, 1:8 and 2:3. Placed first for emphasis.

Job 9:22 תָּ֥ם [the] blameless

It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’

Here: A person of integrity, whole and straight in conduct. It is the very word the narrator and God used of Job himself (1:1, 1:8, 2:3), and Job has just claimed it in the verse before ('blameless am I', 9:21). So Job is including himself in the 'blameless' that God finishes off.

Psalm 37:37 תָּ֭ם [the] blameless

Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.

Here: A person of integrity, whole and undivided, with no hidden double life. It does not mean sinless. It is the word used of Job (Job 1:1) and of Jacob as a 'quiet' or settled man (Gen 25:27).

Psalm 64:4 תָּ֑ם [the] blameless

ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.

Proverbs 29:10 תָ֑ם a blameless [person]

Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.

Here: One person who is whole and undivided, whose life matches what he says. Job is called tām (Job 1:1). The word means integrity, not sinless perfection.

Song of Songs 5:2 תַמָּתִ֔י perfect [one] my

I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”

Here: From the root meaning 'whole, complete, without flaw'. Here it is praise for her complete, flawless beauty and her wholeness of person: 'my perfect one'. It is not mainly a statement about sexual or ritual purity.

Song of Songs 6:9 תַמָּתִ֔י perfect [one] my

but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.

Here: "My flawless one": whole and without blemish. The pair "my dove, my flawless one" repeats 5:2 word for word. Here it praises how complete her beauty and her person are. It is not a statement about her sexual or moral record.