H2930
טָמֵא
ṭāmē'
Appears in 161 Bible verses
Strong's Definition
nulltaw-may' a primitive root to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) — defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, taw-may' a primitive root to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) — defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean,
Detailed Meaning
to be unclean, become unclean, become impure, (Qal) to be or become unclean, sexually, religiously, ceremonially, (Niphal), to defile oneself, be defiled, sexually, by idolatry, ceremonially, to be regarded as unclean, (Piel), to defile, sexually, religiously, ceremonially, to pronounce unclean, declare unclean (ceremonially), to profane (God' s name), (Pual) to be defiled, (Hithpael) to be unclean, (Hothpael) to be defiled
Part of Speech
verb
KJV Translation Counts
unclean(74x)
defile(71x)
pollute(14x)
uncleanness(1x)
utterly(1x)
Related Words
primitive root