H2930Hebrewyiṭmāʾ

טָמֵא

to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)

162
Total Occurrences
13
Books
162
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Strong’s Definition

to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

  • 1.to be unclean, become unclean, become impure
  • 2.(qal) to be or become unclean
  • 3.(niphal)
  • 4.(piel)
  • 5.(pual) to be defiled
  • 6.(hithpael) to be unclean
  • 7.(hothpael) to be defiled

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ṭâmêʼ; Pronunciation: taw-may'