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# perfect

«perfect» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **with no mistakes or faults at all** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective; verb (perfect, perfects, perfected, perfecting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Perfect means with no mistakes or faults at all. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#m1)

2) Perfect means exactly right for something, like the perfect present. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#m2)

3) Perfect can mean complete, as in a perfect stranger (someone you don't know at all). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#m3)

4) To perfect something is to make it as good as it can be, often by practising. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#m4)

5) In grammar, the perfect tense uses have or has, like "I have finished". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It often means whole, honest or without fault, as in God's work or in just weights. Interpretation: "Perfect" translates the Hebrew tamim, meaning whole or complete. Tradition teaches that honest weights show Israel's duty to be fair in business. In the primary lessons: In school, a perfect score means every answer is right, but making mistakes is how we learn; "practice makes progress". In maths, a perfect square is a number made by multiplying a whole number by itself (1, 4, 9, 16, 25). In stories, perfect describes an ideal moment. Phrases: perfect score, nobody's perfect, perfect timing, practice makes perfect, a perfect fit, perfect square.

### examples

- The Rock, His work is perfect; for all His ways are justice; a God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is He. (Torah DEU.32.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#x1)
- A perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just measure shalt thou have; that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. (Torah DEU.25.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#x2)
- The system of points in writing Hebrew was not perfected until the seventh century, and even then was not in constant use. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#x3)
- So the house of the LORD was perfected. (Writings 2CH.8.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#x4)
- and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold; (Writings 2CH.4.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#x5)
- The mind stayed on Thee Thou keepest in perfect peace; because it trusteth in Thee. (Prophets ISA.26.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#x6)
- She got a perfect score on her spelling test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#x7)
- It's a perfect day for the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#x8)
- Nobody's perfect — we all make mistakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#x9)
- That hat is a perfect fit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#x10)
- 16 is a perfect square because 4 × 4 = 16. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#x11)
- He practised every day to perfect his dive. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#x12)
- Practice makes perfect. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#x13)
- Here she found everything in perfect order. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/#x14)

### note

The adjective is said PER-fect; the verb is said per-FECT. Something is either perfect or not, so "more perfect" is usually avoided. In maths, a perfect number (like 6 = 1 + 2 + 3) equals the sum of its smaller factors.

### In the corpora

- [The mind stayed on Thee Thou keepest in perfect peace; because it trusteth in Thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.525/)
- [Thy borders are in the heart of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.690/)
- [Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till unrighteousness was found in thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.738/)
- [The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.272/)
- [But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.108/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «perfect» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfect/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.