1) to be unclean, become unclean, become impure

a) (Qal) to be or become unclean

1) sexually

2) religiously

3) ceremonially

b) (Niphal)

1) to defile oneself, be defiled

a) sexually

b) by idolatry

c) ceremonially

2) to be regarded as unclean

c) (Piel)

1) to defile

a) sexually

b) religiously

c) ceremonially

2) to pronounce unclean, declare unclean (ceremonially)

3) to profane (God's name)

d) (Pual) to be defiled

e) (Hithpael) to be unclean

f) (Hothpael) to be defiled