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H2931 טָמֵא (ṭâmêʼ) taw-may'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

from 2930; foul in a relig. sense

KJV Usage: defiled, + infamous, polluted(-tion), unclean

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

טָמֵא (ta.me) — unclean. 1) unclean, impure 1a) ethically and religiously 1b) ritually 1c) of places

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

adj · טמא

Unclean

unclean = state in which humans, animals, or objects are regarded by the law as having been contaminated, ► as a result of which they cannot participate in social and religious activities

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Evil | ≠ טָהֹור

impure, unclean = state in which humans have been morally and/or ethically contaminated by evil behavior

JOB 14:4 · ISA 6:5 · ISA 6:5 · ISA 35:8 · ISA 64:5 · EZK 22:5

Enio R. Mueller

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

טָמֵא adj. unclean base

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