Hebrew · H2930, H3548 · unreviewed

וְטִמְּאוֹ הַכֹּהֵן

To be foul , especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) · literally one officiating , a priest ; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

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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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כֹּהֵן H3548 literally one officiating , a priest ; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

Pronunciation kohen

One who stands before God in intermediary role; functionally defined by cultic action, not merely status.

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What does וְטִמְּאוֹ הַכֹּהֵן (wĕṭimmĕʾô hakkōhēn) mean in the Bible?

טָמֵא · כֹּהֵן is a Hebrew word 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)

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 3×

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 4×

Sequential imperfect Ezek 9:7 1×

Jussive Lev 11:44 1×

Infinitive absolute Lev 13:44 1×

Infinitive construct Lev 20:3 1×

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 2×

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 3×

Hithpolal 1×

Perfect Deut 24:4 1×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×

Participle passive Ezek 4:14 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 94 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 56 Perfect 32 Participle passive 3 Imperative 1 Infinitive absolute 1 Infinitive construct 1

Stem

Qal 39 Piel 22 Niphal 16 Hithpael 15 Hothpaal 1 Pual 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 52 Indicative 32 Jussive 4 Imperative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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