Aramaic

To complete

גְּמַרStrong’s H1585

gemar (ge-mar)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Gemar is the Aramaic word usually translated “perfect”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.”

Meaning

How it's translated

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

1 book in all.

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Aramaic dictionary

גְּמַר gemar · to complete

1) to complete 1a) (P'al) perfect (pass participle)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “complete” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

COMPLETE, adjective

Having no deficiency; perfect.“And ye are complete in him who is the head of all principality and power” Colossians 2:10
Finished; ended; concluded; as, the edifice is complete
In botany, a complete flower is one furnished with a calyx and corolla.

All definitions and other forms of “complete”

COMPLETE, verb transitive

To finish; to end; to perfect; as, to complete a bridge, or an edifice; to complete an education.
To fill to accomplish; as, to complete hopes or desires.
To fulfil; to accomplish; to perform; as, the prophecy of Daniel is completed.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.