טֻמְאָה

Strong’s Definition

religious impurity

Etymology & Derivation

from H2930 (טָמֵא);

KJV Usage

filthiness, unclean(-ness).

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.uncleanness
• 2.sexual
• 3.of filthy mass
• 4.ethical and religious
• 5.ritual
• 6.local (of nations)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ṭumʼâh; Pronunciation: toom-aw'