4974. methom
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methom: Wholeness, completeness, integrity

Original Word: מְתֹם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mthom
Pronunciation: meh-thome'
Phonetic Spelling: (meth-ohm')
Definition: Wholeness, completeness, integrity
Meaning: wholesomeness, completely

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
wholesomeness, soundness

From tamam; wholesomeness; also (adverb) completely -- men (by reading math), soundness.

see HEBREW tamam

see HEBREW math

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from tamam
Definition
soundness
NASB Translation
entire (1), sound (1), soundness (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מְתֹם noun [masculine] soundness; in phrase ׳אֵין מְתֹם ב Isaiah 1:6; Psalm 38:4; Psalm 38:8; מֵעִיר מְ֯תֹם Judges 20:48 from entire city (Manuscripts De Rossi Bu GFM מְתִם, see מַת and compare עיר מת(י)ם Deuteronomy 2:34; Deuteronomy 3:6; Job 24:12).

תֵּמָן, תֵּמָנִי see תֵּימָן below ימן.

תִּמְנָה, תִּמְנָ֫תָה, תִּמְנִי, תִּמְנַת see מנה.

תִּמְנָע see מָנַע. תֶּ֫מֶס see מסס.

תמר (√of following; compare perhaps Arabic be erect, stiff (e.g. of lance), so Buhl13, who derives thence תמר palm-tree, and also תִּימָרָה, Late Hebrew תִּמָּרָה column of smoke, Late Hebrew תִּמּוּר rising motion, etc., but these denominative from תָּמָר LevyNHWB Buhl14; compare Arabic date, Ethiopic id., date-palm, Aramaic תַּמְרָא, date-palm, Late Hebrew תָּמָר date (-palm))).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root תָּמַם (tamam), which means to be complete or finished.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G2392 (ἰάομαι, iaomai): This Greek term means to heal or to make whole, reflecting a similar concept of restoring to a state of completeness or soundness.
G3647 (ὁλόκληρος, holoklēros): This Greek word means complete in all its parts, whole, or entire, aligning with the Hebrew concept of מְתֹם (metom) as a state of being whole or unblemished.

These Greek terms, like מְתֹם (metom), emphasize the importance of integrity and wholeness, whether in physical health, moral character, or spiritual devotion.

Usage: The term מְתֹם (metom) is used in the Hebrew Bible to convey a sense of completeness or integrity, often in a moral or physical sense. It is used to describe a state of being whole or unblemished.

Context: מְתֹם (metom) appears in the Hebrew Bible to denote a state of completeness or perfection, often in the context of moral integrity or physical wholeness. This term is used to describe individuals or objects that are without defect or blemish, embodying a sense of purity and soundness. In the context of moral integrity, מְתֹם (metom) reflects a life lived in accordance with divine principles, characterized by honesty and uprightness. The concept of מְתֹם (metom) is closely related to the idea of being blameless before God, emphasizing the importance of living a life that is pleasing to Him. In physical terms, it can refer to the unblemished condition of sacrificial offerings or the health and soundness of individuals.

In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is translated to reflect this sense of completeness or integrity. For example, in passages where the integrity of a person is highlighted, מְתֹם (metom) underscores the importance of living a life that is whole and undivided in devotion to God.

Forms and Transliterations
מְ֝תֹ֗ם מְתֹ֔ם מְתֹ֣ם מְתֹם֙ מתם mə·ṯōm meTom məṯōm
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Englishman's Concordance
Judges 20:48
HEB: חֶ֔רֶב מֵעִ֤יר מְתֹם֙ עַד־ בְּהֵמָ֔ה
NAS: both the entire city
KJV: of the sword, as well the men of [every] city,
INT: of the sword city the entire as the cattle

Psalm 38:3
HEB: אֵין־ מְתֹ֣ם בִּ֭בְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵ֣י
NAS: is no soundness in my flesh
KJV: [There is] no soundness in my flesh
INT: There soundness my flesh because

Psalm 38:7
HEB: נִקְלֶ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין מְ֝תֹ֗ם בִּבְשָׂרִֽי׃
NAS: And there is no soundness in my flesh.
KJV: with a loathsome [disease]: and [there is] no soundness in my flesh.
INT: burning and there soundness my flesh

Isaiah 1:6
HEB: אֵֽין־ בּ֣וֹ מְתֹ֔ם פֶּ֥צַע וְחַבּוּרָ֖ה
NAS: There is nothing sound in it, [Only] bruises,
KJV: even unto the head [there is] no soundness in it; [but] wounds,
INT: to the head There sound it bruises welts

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4974
4 Occurrences


mə·ṯōm — 4 Occ.















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