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טָמֵא

H2930

Transliteration: ṭâmêʼ

Pronunciation: taw-may'

Definition: defile

Original: טמא

Transliteration: ṭâmê'

Phonetic: taw-may'

BDB Definition:

to be unclean, become unclean, become impure
1. (Qal) to be or become unclean
  1. sexually
  2. religiously
  3. ceremonially
2. (Niphal)
  1. to defile oneself, be defiled
    1. sexually
    2. by idolatry
    3. ceremonially
  2. to be regarded as unclean
3. (Piel)
  1. to defile
    1. sexually
    2. religiously
    3. ceremonially
  2. to pronounce unclean, declare unclean (ceremonially)
  3. to profane (God's name)
4. (Pual) to be defiled
5. (Hithpael) to be unclean
6. (Hothpael) to be defiled

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 809

Part(s) of speech: Verb

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