טָמֵא
ta.me
“to defile”
Definition
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
a primitive root;
- to be unclean, become unclean, become impure 1a) (Qal) to be or become unclean 1a1) sexually 1a2) religiously 1a3) ceremonially 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to defile oneself, be defiled 1b1a) sexually 1b1b) by idolatry 1b1c) ceremonially 1b2) to be regarded as unclean 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to defile 1c1a) sexually 1c1b) religiously 1c1c) ceremonially 1c2) to pronounce unclean, declare unclean (ceremonially) 1c3) to profane (God's name) 1d) (Pual) to be defiled 1e) (Hithpael) to be unclean 1f) (Hothpael) to be defiled
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
H:V
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
טָמֵא appears 142 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
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Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.
Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean.
He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.
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