Hebrew · H2930, H127

טַמֵּא אֶת־אַדְמָתְךָ

To be foul , especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) · soil (from its general redness)

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טָמֵא H2930 to be foul , especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
Pronunciation tame
Ritual impurity that defiles both person and sanctuary; moral and ceremonial contamination are inseparable.
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אֲדָמָה H127 soil (from its general redness)
Pronunciation ʾădāmāh
Soil as livelihood foundation: ranges from physical earth tilled by humans to covenantal promised land
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What does טַמֵּא אֶת־אַדְמָתְךָ (tamme et-admatekha) mean in the Bible?

טָמֵא · אֲדָמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to be foul , especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)".

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Meaning

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

טַמֵּא אֶת־אַדְמָתְךָ is a primitive root — no further derivation.

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 39×
Imperfect Hag 2:13 · Lev 5:3 · Lev 11:24 · Lev 11:26 · Lev 11:27 · Lev 11:31 · Lev 11:32 · Lev 11:33 · Lev 11:34 · Lev 11:35 · Lev 11:36 · Lev 11:39 · Lev 13:14 · Lev 13:46 · Lev 14:36 · Lev 14:46 36×
Perfect Ezek 22:4 · Mic 2:10 · Num 6:12
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 22×
Perfect 2Kgs 23:13 · Ezek 18:6 · Ezek 18:11 · Ezek 18:15 · Ezek 22:11 · Gen 34:5 · Gen 34:13 · Num 19:13 · Num 19:20 · Ezek 23:38 · Gen 34:27 · Ps 79:1 · Ezek 5:11 · Ezek 33:26 14×
Imperfect Deut 21:23 · Num 35:34 · Ezek 43:7 · Num 5:3
Sequential imperfect Ezek 9:7
Jussive Lev 11:44
Infinitive absolute Lev 13:44
Infinitive construct Lev 20:3
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 16×
Perfect Ezek 23:7 · Ezek 23:13 · Num 5:13 · Num 5:14 · Num 5:27 · Num 5:28 · Ezek 23:30 · Num 5:20 · Hos 5:3 · Hos 6:10 · Ezek 20:43 · Jer 2:23 · Lev 18:24 14×
Participle passive Ezek 20:30 · Ezek 20:31
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 15×
Imperfect Lev 21:1 · Lev 21:3 · Lev 21:4 · Lev 21:11 · Num 6:7 · Ezek 14:11 · Ezek 37:23 · Ezek 44:25 · Hos 9:4 · Lev 11:24 · Lev 11:43 · Lev 18:30 12×
Jussive Ezek 20:7 · Ezek 20:18 · Lev 18:24
Hithpolal
Perfect Deut 24:4
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject
Participle passive Ezek 4:14
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