טָמֵא (ṭâmêʼ) — Defile
Hebrew word study: טָמֵא (ṭâmêʼ), Strong's H2930. to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
KJV translation words: defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.
Strong's H2930 is tagged on 162 words in 142 verses across 13 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 34:5 and last appears in Haggai 2:13.
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Verses (first 25 of 142)
- Genesis 34:5 — טִמֵּא — he had defiled
- Genesis 34:13 — טִמֵּא — he had defiled
- Genesis 34:27 — טִמְּאוּ — people had defiled
- Leviticus 5:3 — יִטְמָא — he will be unclean
- Leviticus 11:24 — תִּטַּמָּאוּ — you will make yourselves unclean
- Leviticus 11:25 — וְטָמֵא — and he will be unclean
- Leviticus 11:26 — יִטְמָא — he will be unclean
- Leviticus 11:27 — יִטְמָא — he will be unclean
- Leviticus 11:28 — וְטָמֵא — and he will be unclean
- Leviticus 11:31 — יִטְמָא — he will be unclean
- Leviticus 11:32 — יִטְמָא — it will be unclean
- Leviticus 11:33 — יִטְמָא — it will be unclean
- Leviticus 11:34 — יִטְמָא — it will be unclean
- Leviticus 11:35 — יִטְמָא — it will be unclean
- Leviticus 11:36 — יִטְמָא — he will be unclean
- Leviticus 11:39 — יִטְמָא — he will be unclean
- Leviticus 11:40 — וְטָמֵא — and he will be unclean
- Leviticus 11:43 — תִטַּמְּאוּ — you must make yourselves unclean
- Leviticus 11:44 — תְטַמְּאוּ — you must make unclean
- Leviticus 12:2 — וְטָמְאָה — and she will be unclean
- Leviticus 12:5 — וְטָמְאָה — and she will be unclean
- Leviticus 13:3 — וְטִמֵּא — and he will declare unclean
- Leviticus 13:8 — וְטִמְּאוֹ — and he will declare unclean him
- Leviticus 13:11 — וְטִמְּאוֹ — and he will declare unclean him
- Leviticus 13:14 — יִטְמָא — he will be unclean
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H2931 טָמֵא (ṭâmêʼ), H2932 טֻמְאָה (ṭumʼâh), H2933 טָמָה (ṭâmâh).
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Frequently asked questions
What does ṭâmêʼ (H2930) mean?
To be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated).
How is H2930 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2930 as: defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly..
How often does טָמֵא (ṭâmêʼ) appear?
Strong's H2930 is tagged on 162 words in 142 verses across 13 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 34:5 and last appears in Haggai 2:13.
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