תָּמִיד

tamid · continually

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8548 · appears 104 times in the Bible

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What it means

tamid (תָּמִיד) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “continually”.

Always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.

How to say it

ta·mid

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

Without stopping, every day.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Word study

Continual, always: what is done without interruption or regularly, every day. BDB: properly continuance; as an adverb, continually; often in the phrase for the daily sacrifice.

The continual burnt offering Exodus 29:42 Daniel 8:11
The fire and the bread of the sanctuary, always before YHWH Leviticus 6:13 Exodus 25:30
Eating at the king's table always 2 Samuel 9:7
“Always” in the prayer of the Psalms Psalms 16:8 Psalms 34:1

Historical and cultural background

The text describes what was never to be lacking in the sanctuary: the burnt offering of every morning and evening (Exodus 29:38-42), the fire of the altar, which “shall not go out” (Leviticus 6:13), and the bread of the presence on the table (Exodus 25:30).

How we translate it

“Continually” 55 times, “continual” 36, “always” 13. “Continual” when it describes something of worship (“a continual burnt offering”, Exodus 29:42, for עֹלַת תָּמִיד); “continually” or “always” when it goes with a verb.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

continually ×55
continual ×36
always ×13

Where it appears

Exodus 25:30
You shall set on the table the bread of the presence before me continually.
Exodus 27:20
And you shall command the sons of Israel that they bring you pure olive oil, beaten, for the light, to make burn a lamp continually.
Exodus 28:29
Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of judgment on his heart when he goes into the Holy Place, as a memorial before YHWH continually.
Exodus 28:30
You shall put in the breastpiece of judgment the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be on the heart of Aaron when he goes in before YHWH; and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the sons of Israel on his heart before YHWH continually.
Exodus 28:38
It shall be on the forehead of Aaron, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate, in all their holy gifts; it shall be on his forehead continually, for their acceptance before YHWH.
Exodus 29:38
This is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs a year old each day continually.
Exodus 29:42
It shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the entrance of the tent of meeting before YHWH, where I will meet with you to speak to you there.
Exodus 30:8
and when Aaron lights the lamps at twilight, he shall offer it up in smoke, a continual incense before YHWH throughout your generations.
Leviticus 6:13
Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it shall not go out.
Leviticus 6:20
“This is the offering of Aaron and his sons that they shall present to YHWH on the day he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a continual grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it in the evening.
Leviticus 24:2
“Command the sons of Israel to bring you pure oil of olives, beaten, for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.
Leviticus 24:3
Outside the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, Aaron shall arrange it from evening to morning before YHWH continually; it is a statute forever throughout your generations.
Leviticus 24:4
On the pure lampstand he shall arrange the lamps before YHWH continually.
Leviticus 24:8
Every Sabbath day he shall arrange it before YHWH continually, from the sons of Israel, as an eternal covenant.
Numbers 4:7
And over the table of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put on it the plates, and the spoons, and the bowls, and the jars for the libation; and the continual bread shall be on it.
Numbers 4:16
And the oversight of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest is the oil for the light, and the fragrant incense, and the continual grain offering, and the anointing oil, the oversight of the whole dwelling and of all that is in it, in the Holy Place and in its utensils.”
Numbers 9:16
So it was continually: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night.
Numbers 28:3
And say to them: This is the fire offering that you shall present to YHWH: two lambs a year old, without defect, each day, as a continual burnt offering.
Numbers 28:6
It is a continual burnt offering that was offered at Mount Sinai, for a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to YHWH.
Numbers 28:10
It is the burnt offering of each Sabbath, besides the continual burnt offering and its libation.
Numbers 28:15
And one male goat as a sin offering to YHWH; besides the continual burnt offering it shall be offered, and its libation.
Numbers 28:23
Besides the burnt offering of the morning, which is for the continual burnt offering, you shall offer these.
Numbers 28:24
Like these you shall offer each day for seven days the food of the fire offering of pleasing aroma to YHWH; besides the continual burnt offering it shall be offered, and its libation.
Numbers 28:31
Besides the continual burnt offering and its grain offering you shall offer them —they shall be without defect for you— and their libations.
Numbers 29:6
besides the burnt offering of the month and its grain offering, and the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, and their libations, according to their rule, for a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to YHWH.
Numbers 29:11
one male goat as a sin offering, besides the sin offering of expiation and the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, and their libations.
Numbers 29:16
and one male goat as a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering and its libation.
Numbers 29:19
and one male goat as a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, and its grain offering and their libations.
Numbers 29:22
and one male goat as a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, and its grain offering and its libation.
Numbers 29:25
and one male goat as a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering and its libation.
Numbers 29:28
and one male goat as a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, and its grain offering and its libation.
Numbers 29:31
and one male goat as a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering and its libations.
Numbers 29:34
and one male goat as a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering and its libation.
Numbers 29:38
and one male goat as a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, and its grain offering and its libation.
Deuteronomy 11:12
a land that YHWH your Elohim cares for; the eyes of YHWH your Elohim are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.
2 Samuel 9:7
David said to him, “Do not be afraid, for I will certainly do loyal love with you for the sake of Jonathan your father; I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you will eat bread at my table always.”
2 Samuel 9:10
And you shall work the ground for him, you and your sons and your servants, and you shall bring in the produce, and it will be bread for your lord’s son to eat; but Mephibosheth your lord’s son will eat bread at my table always.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
2 Samuel 9:13
So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for at the table of the king he always ate; and he was lame in both his feet.
1 Kings 10:8
Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand before you continually, who hear your wisdom!
2 Kings 4:9
She said to her husband, “Look, please, I know that he is a holy man of Elohim who passes by us continually.

And 64 more times.