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טָמֵא

Foul in a religious sense

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טָמֵא H2931
Pronunciation tame

What does טָמֵא (tame) mean in the Bible?

טָמֵא (tame): Religious impurity that renders one unfit for worship, temple access, or covenant participation until purification

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Questions this entry answers

What does טָמֵא (tame) mean in the Bible?

טָמֵא (tame): Religious impurity that renders one unfit for worship, temple access, or covenant participation until purification

How does the BSB render H2931?

The BSB source-word alignment has 88 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is unclean (20), unclean (17), are unclean (8), an unclean (4), and the unclean (4).

Where does טָמֵא (tame) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 5:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (47), Numbers (11), Deuteronomy (8), Isaiah (6).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
is unclean 20× Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 11:4, Leviticus 11:5, Leviticus 11:6
unclean 17× Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 7:19, Leviticus 7:21, Leviticus 11:7
are unclean 8× Leviticus 11:8, Leviticus 11:27, Leviticus 11:28, Leviticus 11:29
an unclean 4× Leviticus 7:21, Leviticus 14:40, Leviticus 14:41, Leviticus 14:45
and the unclean 4× Leviticus 10:10, Ecclesiastes 9:2, Ezekiel 22:26, Ezekiel 44:23
- 3× Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 20:25
and unclean 3× Leviticus 20:25, Deuteronomy 12:15, Isaiah 52:1
of unclean 3× Numbers 18:15, Isaiah 6:5
the unclean 3× Leviticus 11:47, Numbers 19:22, Isaiah 35:8
defiled 2× Leviticus 22:4, Jeremiah 19:13
the ceremonially unclean 2× Deuteronomy 12:22, Deuteronomy 15:22
[For the purification] of the unclean person, 1× Numbers 19:17
[it is] among the unclean 1× Leviticus 27:27
[one who is] defiled 1× Haggai 2:13
an unclean woman 1× Leviticus 15:33
from unclean 1× Job 14:4
is defiled 1× Haggai 2:14
like something unclean 1× Isaiah 64:6
O infamous [city] 1× Ezekiel 22:5
of [any] unclean 1× Leviticus 5:2
of the unclean 1× Leviticus 27:11
or unclean 1× Leviticus 14:57
pagan 1× Amos 7:17
the unclean person 1× Numbers 19:19
their defiled 1× Ezekiel 4:13
unclean food 1× Hosea 9:3
unclean thing 1× Isaiah 52:11
while unclean 1× Deuteronomy 26:14
who is defiled 1× Numbers 5:2
women during their menstrual impurity 1× Ezekiel 22:10
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 5:2 טָמֵא֒ to unclean Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 5:2 טְמֵאָ֗ה to of [any] unclean Adjective - feminine singular Leviticus 5:2 טְמֵאָ֔ה to - Adjective - feminine singular Leviticus 5:2 טָמֵ֑א to - Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 5:2 טָמֵ֖א to is unclean Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 7:19 טָמֵא֙ to unclean Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 7:21 טָמֵ֗א to unclean Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 7:21 טְמֵאָ֗ה to an unclean Adjective - feminine singular Leviticus 7:21 טָמֵ֔א to unclean Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 10:10 הַטָּמֵ֖א to and the unclean Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Leviticus 5:2
Aligned rows 88
Books represented 15
Leviticus 47 Numbers 11 Deuteronomy 8 Joshua 1 Judges 1 2 Chronicles 1 Job 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 5 Hosea 1 Amos 1 Haggai 2
Source forms
טָמֵ֥א 17x ṭā·mê Leviticus 11:4, Leviticus 11:5, Leviticus 11:7, Leviticus 11:38
טָמֵ֖א 7x ṭā·mê Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 13:11, Leviticus 13:45, Numbers 19:15
הַטָּמֵ֖א 5x haṭ·ṭā·mê Leviticus 10:10, Leviticus 11:47, Leviticus 14:57, Leviticus 20:25
טָמֵ֣א 5x ṭā·mê Leviticus 13:44, Leviticus 13:46, Leviticus 13:55, Leviticus 15:26
טְמֵאִ֥ים 5x ṭə·mê·’îm Leviticus 11:8, Leviticus 11:26, Leviticus 11:27, Leviticus 11:28
טָמֵֽא׃ 4x ṭā·mê Leviticus 14:40, Leviticus 14:41, Leviticus 14:45, Judges 13:4
הַטָּמֵ֔א 2x haṭ·ṭā·mê Leviticus 11:29, Numbers 19:19
הַטָּמֵ֤א 2x haṭ·ṭā·mê Deuteronomy 12:15, Deuteronomy 15:22
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 41x Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 7:19, Leviticus 7:21, Leviticus 11:4
Article | Adjective - masculine singular 11x Leviticus 10:10, Leviticus 11:29, Leviticus 11:47, Leviticus 14:57
Adjective - feminine singular 9x Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 7:21, Leviticus 11:6, Leviticus 15:25
Adjective - masculine plural 8x Leviticus 11:8, Leviticus 11:26, Leviticus 11:27, Leviticus 11:28
Adjective - masculine singular construct 4x Leviticus 22:4, Isaiah 6:5, Haggai 2:13
Adjective - feminine singular construct 2x Ezekiel 22:5, Ezekiel 22:10
Article | Adjective - feminine singular 2x Leviticus 27:27, Numbers 18:15
Article | Adjective - masculine plural 2x Leviticus 11:31, Jeremiah 19:13
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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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