Word Study · Strong's H2931 · Hebrew
טָמֵא
tame
taw-may'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ṭâmêʼ
“foul in a religious sense”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
foul in a religious sense
Rendered in the KJV as
defiled, [phrase] infamous, polluted(-tion), unclean.
- 88occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 15 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 44inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 88 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 44
- טָמֵ֥א17
- טָמֵ֖א7
- הַטָּמֵ֖א5
- טָמֵ֣א5
- טְמֵאִ֥ים5
- טָמֵֽא׃4
- הַטָּמֵ֔א2
- הַטָּמֵ֤א2
- טָמֵ֑א2
- טְמֵא־2
- טְמֵאָ֗ה2
- טְמֵאָ֔ה2
and 32 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 31
- [is] unclean23
- unclean17
- [are] unclean7
- the unclean6
- the unclean [thing]4
- unclean [thing]3
- an unclean [thing]2
- the unclean [person]2
- unclean of2
- [are] the unclean1
- [is] the unclean1
- [person] unclean1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 14
- adjective · masculine singular41
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singular11
- adjective · feminine singular9
- adjective · masculine plural8
- adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)4
- adjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular2
- preposition + adjective · masculine singular2
- preposition with the article + adjective · masculine singular2
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singular2
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine plural2
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HAamsa · 41
- HTd/Aamsa · 11
- HAafsa · 9
- HAampa · 8
- HAamsc · 4
- HAafsc · 2
- HC/Aamsa · 2
- HR/Aamsa · 2
- HRd/Aamsa · 2
- HTd/Aafsa · 2
- HTd/Aampa · 2
- HC/Aampa · 1
All 88, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Leviticus47 of 88 · 53%
- Numbers11 of 88 · 13%
- Deuteronomy8 of 88 · 9%
- Isaiah6 of 88 · 7%
- Ezekiel5 of 88 · 6%
Leviticus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Leviticus47 occurrences
- Leviticus 5:2טָמֵא֒tame'adjective · masculine singularOr if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.here: unclean
- Leviticus 5:2טְמֵאָ֗הtemeahadjective · feminine singularOr if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.here: unclean
- Leviticus 5:2טְמֵאָ֔הtemeahadjective · feminine singularOr if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.here: unclean
- Leviticus 5:2טָמֵ֑אtame'adjective · masculine singularOr if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.here: unclean
- Leviticus 5:2טָמֵ֖אtame'adjective · masculine singularOr if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.here: [is] unclean
- Leviticus 7:19טָמֵא֙tame'adjective · masculine singularMeat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it is to be burned up. As for any other meat, anyone who is ceremonially clean may eat it.here: unclean [thing]
- Leviticus 7:21טָמֵ֗אtame'adjective · masculine singularIf one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.”here: unclean [thing]
- Leviticus 7:21טְמֵאָ֗הtemeahadjective · feminine singularIf one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.”here: unclean
- Leviticus 7:21טָמֵ֔אtame'adjective · masculine singularIf one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.”here: unclean
- Leviticus 10:10הַטָּמֵ֖אhatame'the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularYou must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the clean and the unclean,here: the unclean [thing]
- Leviticus 11:4טָמֵ֥אtame'adjective · masculine singularBut of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.here: [is] unclean
- Leviticus 11:5טָמֵ֥אtame'adjective · masculine singularThe rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.here: [is] unclean
- Leviticus 11:6טְמֵאָ֥הtemeahadjective · feminine singularThe rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.here: [is] unclean
- Leviticus 11:7טָמֵ֥אtame'adjective · masculine singularAnd the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.here: [is] unclean
- Leviticus 11:8טְמֵאִ֥יםtemeimadjective · masculine pluralYou must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.here: [are] unclean
- Leviticus 11:26טְמֵאִ֥יםtemeimadjective · masculine pluralEvery animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.here: [are] unclean
- Leviticus 11:27טְמֵאִ֥יםtemeimadjective · masculine pluralAll the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,here: [are] unclean
- Leviticus 11:28טְמֵאִ֥יםtemeimadjective · masculine pluraland anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.here: [are] unclean
- Leviticus 11:29הַטָּמֵ֔אhatame'the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularThe following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,here: [is] the unclean
- Leviticus 11:31הַטְּמֵאִ֥יםhatemeimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralThese animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.here: [are] the unclean
- Leviticus 11:35טְמֵאִ֣יםtemeimadjective · masculine pluralAnything 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.here: [are] unclean
- Leviticus 11:35וּטְמֵאִ֖יםutemeimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluralAnything 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.here: and unclean
- Leviticus 11:38טָמֵ֥אtame'adjective · masculine singularbut if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.here: [is] unclean
- Leviticus 11:47הַטָּמֵ֖אhatame'the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularYou must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”here: the unclean [thing]
- Leviticus 13:11טָמֵ֖אtame'adjective · masculine singularit is a chronic skin disease and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He need not isolate him, for he is unclean.here: [is] unclean
- Leviticus 13:15טָמֵ֥אtame'adjective · masculine singularWhen the priest sees the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease.here: [is] unclean
- Leviticus 13:36טָמֵ֥אtame'adjective · masculine singularthe priest is to examine him, and if the scaly outbreak has spread on the skin, the priest need not look for yellow hair; the person is unclean.here: [is] unclean
- Leviticus 13:44טָמֵ֣אtame'adjective · masculine singularthe man is diseased; he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean because of the infection on his head.here: [is] unclean
- Leviticus 13:45וְטָמֵ֥א׀vetame'conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularA diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’here: and unclean!
- Leviticus 13:45טָמֵ֖אtame'adjective · masculine singularA diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’here: unclean!
- Leviticus 13:46טָמֵ֣אtame'adjective · masculine singularAs long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.here: [is] unclean
- Leviticus 13:51טָמֵ֥אtame'adjective · masculine singularOn the seventh day the priest shall reexamine it, and if the mildew has spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather, then regardless of how it is used, it is a harmful mildew; the article is unclean.here: [is] unclean
- Leviticus 13:55טָמֵ֣אtame'adjective · masculine singularAfter it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine it, and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance, it is unclean. Even though the mildew has not spread, you must burn it, whether the rot is on the front or back.here: [is] unclean
- Leviticus 14:40טָמֵֽא׃tame'adjective · masculine singularhe must order that the contaminated stones be pulled out and thrown into an unclean place outside the city.here: unclean
- Leviticus 14:41טָמֵֽא׃tame'adjective · masculine singularAnd he shall have the inside of the house scraped completely and the plaster that is scraped off dumped into an unclean place outside the city.here: unclean
- Leviticus 14:44טָמֵ֥אtame'adjective · masculine singularthe priest must come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.here: [is] unclean
- Leviticus 14:45טָמֵֽא׃tame'adjective · masculine singularIt must be torn down with its stones, its timbers, and all its plaster, and taken outside the city to an unclean place.here: unclean
- Leviticus 14:57הַטָּמֵ֖אhatame'the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularto determine when something is clean or unclean. This is the law regarding skin diseases and mildew.”here: the unclean [thing]
- Leviticus 15:2טָמֵ֥אtame'adjective · masculine singular“Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean.here: [is] unclean
- Leviticus 15:25טְמֵאָ֥הtemeahadjective · feminine singularWhen a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during the days of her menstruation.here: [is] unclean
- Leviticus 15:26טָמֵ֣אtame'adjective · masculine singularAny bed on which she lies or any furniture on which she sits during the days of her discharge will be unclean, like her bed during her menstrual period.here: unclean
- Leviticus 15:33טְמֵאָֽה׃ פtemeahadjective · feminine singularof a woman in her menstrual period, of any male or female who has a discharge, and of a man who lies with an unclean woman.’”here: an unclean [woman]
- Leviticus 20:25לַטְּמֵאָ֔הlatemeahpreposition with the article + adjective · feminine singularYou are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds. Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you.here: and the unclean
- Leviticus 20:25הַטָּמֵ֖אhatame'the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularYou are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds. Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you.here: the unclean
- Leviticus 22:4טְמֵא־teme'-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen,here: [thing] unclean of
- Leviticus 27:11טְמֵאָ֔הtemeahadjective · feminine singularBut if the vow involves any of the unclean animals that may not be brought as an offering to the LORD, the animal must be presented before the priest.here: unclean
- Leviticus 27:27הַטְּמֵאָה֙hatemeahthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singularBut if it is among the unclean animals, then he may redeem it according to your valuation and add a fifth of its value. If it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.here: the unclean
Numbers11 occurrences
- Numbers 5:2טָמֵ֥אtame'adjective · masculine singular“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.here: [person] unclean
- Numbers 9:6טְמֵאִים֙temeimadjective · masculine pluralBut there were some men who were unclean due to a dead body, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron that same dayhere: unclean
- Numbers 9:7טְמֵאִ֖יםtemeimadjective · masculine pluraland said to Moses, “We are unclean because of a dead body, but why should we be excluded from presenting the LORD’s offering with the other Israelites at the appointed time?”here: [are] unclean
- Numbers 9:10טָמֵ֣א׀tame'adjective · masculine singular“Tell the Israelites: ‘When any one of you or your descendants is unclean because of a dead body, or is away on a journey, he may still observe the Passover to the LORD.here: unclean
- Numbers 18:15הַטְּמֵאָ֖הhatemeahthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singularThe firstborn of every womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.here: the unclean
- Numbers 19:13טָמֵ֣אtame'adjective · masculine singularAnyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.here: unclean
- Numbers 19:15טָמֵ֖אtame'adjective · masculine singularand any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean.here: [is] unclean
- Numbers 19:17לַטָּמֵ֔אlatame'preposition with the article + adjective · masculine singularFor the purification of the unclean person, take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and pour fresh water over them.here: for the unclean [person]
- Numbers 19:19הַטָּמֵ֔אhatame'the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularThe man who is ceremonially clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and that evening he will be clean.here: the unclean [person]
- Numbers 19:20טָמֵ֥אtame'adjective · masculine singularBut if a person who is unclean does not purify himself, he will be cut off from the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.here: [is] unclean
- Numbers 19:22הַטָּמֵ֖אhatame'the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularAnything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.”here: the unclean [person]
Deuteronomy8 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 12:15הַטָּמֵ֤אhatame'the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularBut whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you. Both the ceremonially clean and unclean may eat it as they would a gazelle or deer,here: the unclean
- Deuteronomy 12:22הַטָּמֵא֙hatame'the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularIndeed, you may eat it as you would eat a gazelle or deer; both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it.here: the unclean
- Deuteronomy 14:7טְמֵאִ֥יםtemeimadjective · masculine pluralBut of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger.here: [are] unclean
- Deuteronomy 14:8טָמֵ֥אtame'adjective · masculine singularAlthough they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you, as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.here: [is] unclean
- Deuteronomy 14:10טָמֵ֥אtame'adjective · masculine singularbut you may not eat anything that does not have fins and scales; it is unclean for you.here: [is] unclean
- Deuteronomy 14:19טָמֵ֥אtame'adjective · masculine singularAll flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten.here: [is] unclean
- Deuteronomy 15:22הַטָּמֵ֤אhatame'the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularEat it within your gates; both the ceremonially unclean and clean may eat it as they would a gazelle or a deer.here: the unclean
- Deuteronomy 26:14בְּטָמֵ֔אbetame'preposition + adjective · masculine singularI have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me.here: in unclean
2 Chronicles1 occurrence
Isaiah6 occurrences
- Isaiah 6:5טְמֵֽא־teme'-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”here: unclean of
- Isaiah 6:5טְמֵ֣אteme'adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”here: unclean of
- Isaiah 35:8טָמֵ֖אtame'adjective · masculine singularAnd there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it— only those who walk in the Way— and fools will not stray onto it.here: [the] unclean
- Isaiah 52:1וְטָמֵֽא׃vetame'conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularAwake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.here: and an unclean [person]
- Isaiah 52:11טָמֵ֖אtame'adjective · masculine singularDepart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.here: an unclean [thing]
- Isaiah 64:6כַטָּמֵא֙khatame'preposition with the article + adjective · masculine singularEach of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.here: like the unclean [person]
Ezekiel5 occurrences
- Ezekiel 4:13טָמֵ֑אtame'adjective · masculine singularThen the LORD said, “This is how the Israelites will eat their defiled bread among the nations to which I will banish them.”here: unclean
- Ezekiel 22:5טְמֵאַ֣תtemeatadjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Those near and far will mock you, O infamous city, full of turmoil.here: O unclean of
- Ezekiel 22:10טְמֵאַ֥תtemeatadjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)In you they have uncovered the nakedness of their fathers; in you they violate women during their menstrual impurity.here: [the] [woman] unclean of
- Ezekiel 22:26הַטָּמֵ֥אhatame'the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularHer priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.here: the unclean [thing]
- Ezekiel 44:23טָמֵ֥אtame'adjective · masculine singularThey are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.here: an unclean [thing]
Haggai2 occurrences
- Haggai 2:13טְמֵא־teme'-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.here: a [person] unclean of
- Haggai 2:14טָמֵ֥אtame'adjective · masculine singularThen Haggai replied, “So it is with this people and this nation before Me, declares the LORD, and so it is with every work of their hands; whatever they offer there is defiled.here: [is] unclean
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