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Strong's Number H2930

טָמֵא

tame' · taw-may'

Transliteration:

tame'{taw-may'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

809

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

unclean 74, defile 71, pollute 14, uncleanness 1, utterly 1

Total: 161
Occurs 162 times in the Hebrew text.

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