תָּמִיד tamid
Hebrew word for “continually” · Strong’s H8548 · used 104 times in 103 verses
Meaning
1) continuity, perpetuity, to stretch; 1a) continually, continuously (as adverb); 1b) continuity (subst)
How it is translated
Glosses given for tamid in context, with how often each is used:
- continually 70
- continuity 26
- perpetual offering 5
- regularity 2
- which continually 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 23 | 1.2 | |
| Numbers | 20 | 1.2 | |
| Exodus | 8 | 0.5 | |
| Isaiah | 8 | 0.5 | |
| Leviticus | 6 | 0.5 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 5 | 0.5 | |
| Daniel | 5 | 0.8 | |
| Proverbs | 4 | 0.6 | |
| Ezekiel | 4 | 0.2 | |
| 2 Samuel | 3 | 0.3 | |
| 2 Kings | 3 | 0.2 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 3 | 0.2 |
Also in 9 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Numbers 29 (10), Numbers 28 (7), Leviticus 24 (4), 1 Chronicles 16 (4), Exodus 28 (3), 2 Samuel 9 (3), Psalms 71 (3), Psalms 119 (3), Daniel 8 (3), Exodus 29 (2)
Forms
- תמיד 78
- התמיד 24
- ותמיד 2
Words used with it
Words that share verses with tamid more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- עֹלָה olah “burnt offering” 26
- נֶסֶךְ nesekh “drink offering” 15
- מִנְחָה minchah “offering” 16
- שָׂעִיר sair “he-goat” 10
- בַּד bad “alone” 12
- חַטָּאת chattat “sin” 12
- אֶחָד echad “one” 11
- לֶחֶם lechem “food” 8
- בֹּקֶר boqer “morning” 7
- נֶגֶד neged “before” 6
- אַהֲרֹן aharon “Aaron” 7
- שֻׁלְחָן shulchan “table” 5
Key verses
The verses using tamid that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 29:38 — Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually.
- 2 Samuel 9:7 — And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father;…
- Psalms 34:1 — [A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.] I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall…
- Psalms 72:15 — And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
- Isaiah 51:13 — And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because…
- Isaiah 52:5 — Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my…
- Isaiah 58:11 — And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring…
- Isaiah 62:6 — I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
- Ezekiel 38:8 — After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many…
- Daniel 8:11 — Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
- Daniel 8:13 — Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and…
- Hosea 12:6 — Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.