Original: טָמֵא

Transliteration: ṭâmêʼ

Phonetic: taw-may'

Short Definition: Defile

Original: טמא

Transliteration: ṭâmê'

Phonetic: taw-may'

BDB Definition:

1. 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

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 809

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H2931, H2932