Hebrew · H428, H2930 · unreviewed

וּלְאֵלֶּה תִּטַּמָּאוּ

These or those · to be foul , especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)

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אֵלֶּה H428 these or those
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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What does וּלְאֵלֶּה תִּטַּמָּאוּ (ûlĕʾēlleh tiṭṭammāʾû) mean in the Bible?

אֵלֶּה · טָמֵא is a Hebrew word meaning "these or those".

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Meaning

these or those
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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
Gen 34:5 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Gen 34:13 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Gen 34:27 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Lev 5:3 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:24 Hithpael · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:24 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:26 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:27 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:31 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:32 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:33 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:34 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:34 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:35 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:36 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:39 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:43 Hithpael · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:44 Piel · Imperfect · Jussive Lev 12:2 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 13:14 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 13:44 Piel · Infinitive absolute Lev 13:46 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 14:36 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 14:46 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 15:4 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 15:4 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 15:9 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 15:10 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 15:19 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 15:20 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 15:20 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 15:23 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 15:24 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 15:27 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 18:24 Hithpael · Imperfect · Jussive Lev 18:24 Niphal · Perfect · Indicative Lev 18:30 Hithpael · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 20:3 Piel · Infinitive construct Lev 21:1 Hithpael · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 21:3 Hithpael · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive +54 more 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)

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