Lexicon
תֹּם
tom
H8537
H:N-M Hebrew

integrity

24
Occurrences
9
Books
Hebrew
Language

tom describes blameless, whole-hearted conduct, and in a few contexts denotes completeness or completion.

The predominant use describes a person's undivided, blameless manner of heart, ways, or conduct; it also appears in clauses concerning fullness, an unplanned shot, and the completion of a year.

Senses in use

  1. Blameless, whole-hearted conduct · dominant

    Construct noun forms describe the quality of a person's heart, ways, or walk: Genesis 20:5 places the action alongside innocence of hands, while Proverbs 10:9 contrasts walking securely with twisting one's ways. In Psalm 78:72 the APB renders the clause "He shepherded them with the integrity of his heart," applying the quality to shepherding and guidance.

  2. Fullness or an unplanned act · occasional

    In Isaiah 47:9 and Job 21:23, construct noun forms occur in statements that the APB presents as events coming "in full measure" and a person dying "in full strength." In 1 Kings 22:34, the same construct form occurs in the bow-drawing clause, which the APB renders as a man drawing "at random."

  3. Completion of a stated period · rare

    Leviticus 25:29 uses an infinitive construct in the rule for redeeming a sold house; the APB renders the time limit as "until the completion of a year from its sale."

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the moral-conduct clauses, the APB commonly uses "integrity," including Genesis 20:6 and Psalm 26:11. In the smaller completion-related group it instead presents the clauses with wording such as "at random," "in full measure," and "completion"; these are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.

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Across Scripture