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Lexicon :: Strong's H2931 - ṭāmē'

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טָמֵא
Transliteration
ṭāmē'
Pronunciation
taw-may'
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Part of Speech
adjective
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TWOT Reference: 809a

Strong’s Definitions

טָמֵא ṭâmêʼ, taw-may'; from H2930; foul in a religious sense:—defiled, infamous, polluted(-tion), unclean.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 87x

The KJV translates Strong's H2931 in the following manner: unclean (79x), defiled (5x), infamous (1x), polluted (1x), pollution (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 87x
The KJV translates Strong's H2931 in the following manner: unclean (79x), defiled (5x), infamous (1x), polluted (1x), pollution (1x).

  1. unclean, impure

    1. ethically and religiously

    2. ritually

    3. of places

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טָמֵא ṭâmêʼ, taw-may'; from H2930; foul in a religious sense:—defiled, infamous, polluted(-tion), unclean.
STRONGS H2931: Abbreviations
† II. טָמֵא adjective unclean; — ט׳ Leviticus 5:2 + 58 times; construct טְמֵא Leviticus 22:4 + 3 times; feminine טְמֵאָה Leviticus 5:2 + 11 times; construct טְמֵאַת Ezekiel 22:5, 10; plural טְמֵאִים Leviticus 11:8 + 10 times; — unclean,
1. ethically and religiously שׂפתים ט׳ Isaiah 6:5 (twice in verse) unclean of lips; השׁם ט׳ Ezekiel 22:5 defiled of name, infamous; טהור מִטּ׳ Job 14:4.
2. ritually:
a. of persons, || טהור Deuteronomy 12:15, 22; Deuteronomy 15:22; Ecclesiastes 9:2; נפשׁ ט׳ Leviticus 22:4 (H); (אדם) לנפשׁ ט׳ unclean for a (dead) person Numbers 5:2; Numbers 9:6, 7, 10 (P) = נפשׁ ט׳ Haggai 2:13; elsewhere for various reasons Deuteronomy 26:14; Leviticus 5:2; Leviticus 13:11, 16, 44, 45 (twice in verse); Leviticus 13:46; Leviticus 15:2, 25, 33; Numbers 19:13, 17, 19, 20, 22 (all P), 2 Chronicles 23:19; Isaiah 64:5; Ezekiel 4:13; Ezekiel 22:10; Lamentations 4:15.
b. of animals Leviticus 5:2 (4 times in verse); Leviticus 7:21 (twice in verse); Leviticus 11:4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31; Leviticus 27:11, 27; Numbers 18:15 (all P), Leviticus 20:25 (twice in verse) (H), Deuteronomy 14:7, 8, 10, 19.
c. of things in general Leviticus 11:35 (twice in verse); Leviticus 11:38; Leviticus 15:26; Numbers 19:15 (all P), Isaiah 52:11; food Judges 13:4; Hosea 9:3; houses Jeremiah 19:13; leprosy Leviticus 13:15, 51, 55; Leviticus 14:44, 57 (P); offering Haggai 2:14.
d. persons and things in general כל טמא Leviticus 7:19, 21 (P); ובין הטהור הבדיל בין הט׳ Leviticus 10:10; Leviticus 11:47; לטהור הודיע בין (ה)ט׳ Ezekiel 22:26; Ezekiel 44:23; of aliens Isaiah 52:1 (|| עָרֵל), perhaps also Isaiah 35:8.
3. specifically of places: מקום ט׳ unclean place (place of refuse away from holy place and human habitation) Leviticus 14:40, 41, 45 (P); טמאה ארץ land on the east of the Jordan separated from the land of the tabernacle of י׳ Joshua 22:19 (P); so אדמה ט׳ a foreign land Amos 7:17.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

5:2; 5:2; 5:2; 5:2; 7:19; 7:21; 7:21; 10:10; 11:4; 11:5; 11:6; 11:7; 11:8; 11:8; 11:26; 11:27; 11:28; 11:29; 11:31; 11:35; 11:38; 11:47; 13:11; 13:15; 13:16; 13:44; 13:45; 13:46; 13:51; 13:55; 14:40; 14:41; 14:44; 14:45; 14:57; 15:2; 15:25; 15:26; 15:33; 20:25; 22:4; 22:4; 27:11; 27:27

Numbers

5:2; 9:6; 9:7; 9:10; 18:15; 19:13; 19:15; 19:17; 19:19; 19:20; 19:22

Deuteronomy

12:15; 12:22; 14:7; 14:8; 14:10; 14:19; 15:22; 26:14

Joshua

22:19

Judges

13:4

2 Chronicles

23:19

Job

14:4

Ecclesiastes

9:2

Isaiah

6:5; 35:8; 52:1; 52:11; 64:5

Jeremiah

19:13

Lamentations

4:15

Ezekiel

4:13; 22:5; 22:5; 22:10; 22:10; 22:26; 44:23

Hosea

9:3

Amos

7:17

Haggai

2:13; 2:14

H2931

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2931 matches the Hebrew טָמֵא (ṭāmē'),
which occurs 88 times in 78 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Lev 5:2–Deu 12:15)

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:2 - “Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that is ceremonially unclean, such as the carcass of an unclean animal. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your defilement and your guilt. This is true whether it is a wild animal, a domestic animal, or an animal that scurries along the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:19 - “Meat that touches anything ceremonially unclean may not be eaten; it must be completely burned up. The rest of the meat may be eaten, but only by people who are ceremonially clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:21 - If you touch anything that is unclean (whether it is human defilement or an unclean animal or any other unclean, detestable thing) and then eat meat from a peace offering presented to the LORD, you will be cut off from the community.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:10 - You must distinguish between what is sacred and what is common, between what is ceremonially unclean and what is clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:4 - You may not, however, eat the following animals[fn] that have split hooves or that chew the cud, but not both. The camel chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is ceremonially unclean for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:5 - The hyrax[fn] chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:6 - The hare chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:7 - The pig has evenly split hooves but does not chew the cud, so it is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:8 - You may not eat the meat of these animals or even touch their carcasses. They are ceremonially unclean for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:26 - “Any animal that has split hooves that are not evenly divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. If you touch the carcass of such an animal, you will be defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:27 - Of the animals that walk on all fours, those that have paws are unclean. If you touch the carcass of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:28 - If you pick up its carcass, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening. These animals are unclean for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:29 - “Of the small animals that scurry along the ground, these are unclean for you: the mole rat, the rat, large lizards of all kinds,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:31 - All these small animals are unclean for you. If any of you touch the dead body of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:35 - Any object on which the carcass of such an animal falls will be defiled. If it is an oven or hearth, it must be destroyed, for it is defiled, and you must treat it accordingly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:38 - But if the seed is wet when the carcass falls on it, the seed will be defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:47 - By these instructions you will know what is unclean and clean, and which animals may be eaten and which may not be eaten.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:11 - it is a chronic skin disease, and the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. In such cases the person need not be quarantined, for it is obvious that the skin is defiled by the disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:15 - The priest must make this pronouncement as soon as he sees an open sore, since open sores indicate the presence of a skin disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:36 - the priest must do another examination. If he finds that the sore has spread, the priest does not need to look for yellow hair. The infected person is ceremonially unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:44 - the man is indeed infected with a skin disease and is unclean. The priest must pronounce him ceremonially unclean because of the sore on his head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:45 - “Those who suffer from a serious skin disease must tear their clothing and leave their hair uncombed.[fn] They must cover their mouth and call out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:46 - As long as the serious disease lasts, they will be ceremonially unclean. They must live in isolation in their place outside the camp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:51 - On the seventh day the priest must inspect it again. If the contaminated area has spread, the clothing or fabric or leather is clearly contaminated by a serious mildew and is ceremonially unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:55

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:55 - Then the priest must examine the object again. If he finds that the contaminated area has not changed color after being washed, even if it did not spread, the object is defiled. It must be completely burned up, whether the contaminated spot[fn] is on the inside or outside.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:40 - the priest must order that the stones from those areas be removed. The contaminated material will then be taken outside the town to an area designated as ceremonially unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:41 - Next the inside walls of the entire house must be scraped thoroughly and the scrapings dumped in the unclean place outside the town.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:44 - the priest must return and inspect the house again. If he finds that the mildew has spread, the walls are clearly contaminated with a serious mildew, and the house is defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:45 - It must be torn down, and all its stones, timbers, and plaster must be carried out of town to the place designated as ceremonially unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:57

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:57 - This procedure will determine whether a person or object is ceremonially clean or unclean.
“These are the instructions regarding skin diseases and mildew.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:2 - “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.
“Any man who has a bodily discharge is ceremonially unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:25 - “If a woman has a flow of blood for many days that is unrelated to her menstrual period, or if the blood continues beyond the normal period, she is ceremonially unclean. As during her menstrual period, the woman will be unclean as long as the discharge continues.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:26 - Any bed she lies on and any object she sits on during that time will be unclean, just as during her normal menstrual period.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:33 - or a woman during her menstrual period. It applies to any man or woman who has a bodily discharge, and to a man who has sexual intercourse with a woman who is ceremonially unclean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:25 - “You must therefore make a distinction between ceremonially clean and unclean animals, and between clean and unclean birds. You must not defile yourselves by eating any unclean animal or bird or creature that scurries along the ground. I have identified them as being unclean for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:4 - “If any of Aaron’s descendants has a skin disease[fn] or any kind of discharge that makes him ceremonially unclean, he may not eat from the sacred offerings until he has been pronounced clean. He also becomes unclean by touching a corpse, or by having an emission of semen,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:11 - If your vow involves an unclean animal—one that is not acceptable as an offering to the LORD—then you must bring the animal to the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:27 - However, you may buy back the firstborn of a ceremonially unclean animal by paying the priest’s assessment of its worth, plus 20 percent. If you do not buy it back, the priest will sell it at its assessed value.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:2 - “Command the people of Israel to remove from the camp anyone who has a skin disease[fn] or a discharge, or who has become ceremonially unclean by touching a dead person.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:6 - But some of the men had been ceremonially defiled by touching a dead body, so they could not celebrate the Passover that day. They came to Moses and Aaron that day

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:7 - and said, “We have become ceremonially unclean by touching a dead body. But why should we be prevented from presenting the LORD’s offering at the proper time with the rest of the Israelites?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:10 - “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If any of the people now or in future generations are ceremonially unclean at Passover time because of touching a dead body, or if they are on a journey and cannot be present at the ceremony, they may still celebrate the LORD’s Passover.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:15 - “The firstborn of every mother, whether human or animal, that is offered to the LORD will be yours. But you must always redeem your firstborn sons and the firstborn of ceremonially unclean animals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:13 - All those who touch a dead body and do not purify themselves in the proper way defile the LORD’s Tabernacle, and they will be cut off from the community of Israel. Since the water of purification was not sprinkled on them, their defilement continues.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:15 - Any open container in the tent that was not covered with a lid is also defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:17 - “To remove the defilement, put some of the ashes from the burnt purification offering in a jar, and pour fresh water over them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:19 - On the third and seventh days the person who is ceremonially clean must sprinkle the water on those who are defiled. Then on the seventh day the people being cleansed must wash their clothes and bathe themselves, and that evening they will be cleansed of their defilement.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:20 - “But those who become defiled and do not purify themselves will be cut off from the community, for they have defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. Since the water of purification has not been sprinkled on them, they remain defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:22 - Anything and anyone that a defiled person touches will be ceremonially unclean until evening.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:15 - “But you may butcher your animals and eat their meat in any town whenever you want. You may freely eat the animals with which the LORD your God blesses you. All of you, whether ceremonially clean or unclean, may eat that meat, just as you now eat gazelle and deer.

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