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Lexicon :: Strong's H2931 - ṭāmē'

Aa
טָמֵא
Transliteration
ṭāmē'
Pronunciation
taw-may'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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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 2 / 2 (Deu 12:22–Hag 2:14)

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:7 - Nevertheless H389 these H2088 ye shall H398➔ not H3808 eat ➔H398 of them that chew H5927 the cud, H1625 or of them that divide H6536 the H6541➔ cloven H8156 hoof; ➔H6541 as the camel, H1581 and H853 the hare, H768 and H853 the coney: H8227 for H3588 they H1992 chew H5927 the cud, H1625 but H6541➔ divide H6536 not H3808 the hoof; ➔H6541 therefore they H1992 are unclean H2931 unto you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:10 - And whatsoever H3605 H834 hath not H369 fins H5579 and scales H7193 ye may H398➔ not H3808 eat; ➔H398 it H1931 is unclean H2931 unto you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:14 - I have H398➔ not H3808 eaten ➔H398 thereof H4480 in my mourning, H205 neither H3808 have I taken away H1197 ought thereof H4480 for any unclean H2931 use, nor H3808 given H5414 ought thereof H4480 for the dead: H4191 but I have hearkened H8085 to the voice H6963 of the LORD H3068 my God, H430 and have done H6213 according to all H3605 that H834 thou hast commanded me. H6680

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:4 - Now therefore H6258 beware, H8104 I pray thee, H4994 and H408➔ drink H8354 not ➔H408 wine H3196 nor strong drink, H7941 and H408➔ eat H398 not ➔H408 any H3605 unclean H2931 thing:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:19 - And he set H5975 the porters H7778 at H5921 the gates H8179 of the house H1004 of the LORD, H3068 that none H3808 which was unclean H2931 in any H3605 thing H1697 should enter in. H935

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:4 - Who H4310 can bring H5414 a clean H2889 thing out of an unclean? H2931 not H3808 one. H259

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:2 - All H3605 things come alike H834 to all: H3605 there is one H259 event H4745 to the righteous, H6662 and to the wicked; H7563 to the good H2896 and to the clean, H2889 and to the unclean; H2931 to him that sacrificeth, H2076 and to H834 him that H369➔ sacrificeth H2076 not: ➔H369 as is the good, H2896 so is the sinner; H2398 and he that sweareth, H7650 as he that H834 feareth H3372 an oath. H7621

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:5 - Those that be near, H7138 and H7350➔ those that be far ➔H7350 from thee, H4480 shall mock H7046 thee, which art infamous H2931 H8034 and much H7227 vexed. H4103

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:10 - In thee have they discovered H1540 their fathers' H1 nakedness: H6172 in thee have they humbled H6031 her that was set apart H5079 for pollution. H2931

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:23 - And H853 they shall teach H3384 my people H5971 the difference between H996 the holy H6944 and profane, H2455 and H996➔ cause them to discern H3045 between ➔H996 the unclean H2931 and the clean. H2889

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:17 - Therefore H3651 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD; H3068 Thy wife H802 shall be an harlot H2181 in the city, H5892 and thy sons H1121 and thy daughters H1323 shall fall H5307 by the sword, H2719 and thy land H127 shall be divided H2505 by line; H2256 and thou H859 shalt die H4191 in H5921 a H127➔ polluted H2931 land: ➔H127 and Israel H3478 shall H1540➔ surely H1540 go into captivity ➔H1540 forth of H5921 his land. H127

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Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:13 - Then said H559 Haggai, H2292 If H518 one that is unclean H2931 by a dead body H5315 touch H5060 any H3605 of these, H428 shall it be unclean? H2930 And H6030➔ the priests H3548 answered ➔H6030 and said, H559 It shall be unclean. H2930

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