תֻּמָּהtummâh

integrity (Proverbs 11:3; Job 27:5; Job 31:6; Job 2:9; Job 2:3)

Pronunciation: toom-maw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8538

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Job 2:3 Then the Lord asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil. And he has maintained his integrity, even though you urged me to harm him without cause.”
  • Job 2:9 His wife said to him, “Are you still trying to maintain your integrity? Curse God and die.”
  • Job 27:5 I will never concede that you are right; I will defend my integrity until I die.
  • Job 31:6 Let God weigh me on the scales of justice, for he knows my integrity.
  • Proverbs 11:3 Honesty guides good people; dishonesty destroys treacherous people.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).