What does טֻמְאָה · אָדָם mean in the Bible?
טֻמְאָה · אָדָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "religious impurity".
Hebrew · H2932, H120
טֻמְאַת אָדָם
Religious impurity · ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind , etc.)
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טֻמְאָה H2932 religious impurity
אָדָם H120 ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind , etc.)
Pronunciation ʾādām
Humanity defined by earthly origin: from dust (ʾădāmâ), emphasizing creatureliness and mortality rather than divinity.
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What does טֻמְאַת אָדָם (ṭumʾat ʾāḏām) mean in the Bible?
טֻמְאָה · אָדָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "religious impurity".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2932, H120?
H2932, H120 is connected to 588 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. religious impurity
Strong's H2932, H120
Lexical occurrences 588 verses Source Gloss
religious impurity
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
טֻמְאַת אָדָם is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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