What does טֻמְאָה mean in the Bible?
טֻמְאָה is a Hebrew word meaning "religious impurity".
Hebrew · H2932
טֻמְאָה
Religious impurity
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טֻמְאָה H2932
What does טֻמְאָה mean in the Bible?
טֻמְאָה is a Hebrew word meaning "religious impurity".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2932?
The BSB source-word alignment has 36 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include uncleanness (4), - (2), . . . (2), from the uncleanness (2), unclean (2).
Where does טֻמְאָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 5:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (18), Ezekiel (8), Ezra (2), Judges (2).
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 uncleanness 4× Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 7:21, Leviticus 15:3
- 2× Leviticus 5:3, Ezra 9:11
. . . 2× Leviticus 15:31, Leviticus 18:19
from the uncleanness 2× Leviticus 16:19, Ezra 6:21
unclean 2× Judges 13:7, Judges 13:14
your uncleanness 2× Ezekiel 22:15, Ezekiel 36:29
according to their uncleanness 1× Ezekiel 39:24
and become defiled 1× Numbers 5:19
and his uncleanness 1× Numbers 19:13
because of the impurities 1× Leviticus 16:16
during her menstrual period 1× Leviticus 15:26
for her unclean 1× Leviticus 15:30
from her uncleanness 1× 2 Samuel 11:4
from his uncleanness 1× Leviticus 14:19
from their uncleanness 1× Leviticus 15:31
from your filthiness 1× Ezekiel 24:13
Her uncleanness 1× Lamentations 1:9
in a state of uncleanness 1× Leviticus 22:3
is unclean 1× Leviticus 7:20
like the uncleanness 1× Ezekiel 36:17
of her unclean 1× Leviticus 15:25
of impurity 1× Zechariah 13:2
of their impurities 1× Leviticus 16:16
of your uncleanness 1× Ezekiel 24:13
the unclean things 1× 2 Chronicles 29:16
the uncleanness may be 1× Leviticus 22:5
Then its impurity 1× Ezekiel 24:11
your impurities 1× Ezekiel 36:25
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 5:3 בְּטֻמְאַ֣ת to uncleanness Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 5:3 טֻמְאָת֔וֹ to - Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 7:20 וְטֻמְאָת֖וֹ to is unclean Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 7:21 בְּטֻמְאַ֤ת to uncleanness Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 14:19 מִטֻּמְאָת֑וֹ to from his uncleanness Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 15:3 טֻמְאָת֖וֹ to uncleanness Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 15:3 טֻמְאָת֖וֹ to uncleanness Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 15:25 טֻמְאָתָ֗הּ to of her unclean Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Leviticus 15:26 כְּטֻמְאַ֖ת to during her menstrual period Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 15:30 טֻמְאָתָֽהּ׃ to for her unclean Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 5:3
Aligned rows 36
Books represented 9
Leviticus 18 Numbers 2 Judges 2 2 Samuel 1 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 2 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 8 Zechariah 1
Source forms
וְטֻמְאָת֖וֹ 2x wə·ṭum·’ā·ṯōw Leviticus 7:20, Leviticus 22:3
טֻמְאָ֖ה 2x ṭum·’āh Numbers 5:19, Judges 13:14
טֻמְאָת֖וֹ 2x ṭum·’ā·ṯōw Leviticus 15:3
בְּטֻמְאַ֣ת 1x bə·ṭum·’aṯ Leviticus 5:3
בְּטֻמְאַ֤ת 1x bə·ṭum·’aṯ Leviticus 7:21
בְּטֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְ 1x bə·ṭum·’ā·ṯêḵ Ezekiel 24:13
בְּטֻמְאָתָ֔ם 1x bə·ṭum·’ā·ṯām Leviticus 15:31
בְּטֻמְאָתָֽם׃ 1x bə·ṭum·’ā·ṯām Ezra 9:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 5x Leviticus 15:25, Leviticus 15:30, Leviticus 18:19, Lamentations 1:9
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 5x Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 15:3, Leviticus 22:5, Numbers 19:13
Noun - feminine singular 3x Numbers 5:19, Judges 13:7, Judges 13:14
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x 2 Chronicles 29:16, Zechariah 13:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Leviticus 7:20, Leviticus 22:3
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural 2x Ezekiel 36:25, Ezekiel 36:29
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 7:21
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 2x Leviticus 15:31, Ezra 9:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. religious impurity
Source Gloss
religious impurity
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
religious impurity BDB: uncleanness Usage: filthiness, unclean(-ness).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
טֻמְאָה is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain