טָמֵא

Strong’s Definition

foul in a religious sense

Etymology & Derivation

from H2930 (טָמֵא);

KJV Usage

defiled, [phrase] infamous, polluted(-tion), unclean.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.unclean, impure
• 2.ethically and religiously
• 3.ritually
• 4.of places

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ṭâmêʼ; Pronunciation: taw-may'