H2932 - טֻמְאָה (ṭumʼâh)

H2932 טֻמְאָה (ṭumʼâh) toom-aw'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

uncleanness

Strong's Definition

religious impurity

Derivation: from H2930 (טָמֵא);

KJV Usage: filthiness, unclean(-ness).

TWOT Reference: 809b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) uncleanness

1a) sexual

1b) of filthy mass

1c) ethical and religious

1d) ritual

1e) local (of nations)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G167 G266

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) uncleanness 1a) sexual 1b) of filthy mass 1c) ethical and religious 1d) ritual 1e) local (of nations)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

טֻמְאָה ṭûmâh BDB Definition: 1) uncleanness 1a) sexual 1b) of filthy mass 1c) ethical and religious 1d) ritual 1e) local (of nations) Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2930 Same Word by TWOT Number: 809b Total KJV Occurrences: 37

Bible Occurrences (31)

5:3 7:20 7:21 14:19 15:3 15:25 15:26 15:30 15:31 16:16 16:19 18:19 22:3 22:5

5:19 19:13

13:7 13:14

11:4

29:16

6:21 9:11

1:9

22:15 24:11 24:13 36:17 36:25 36:29 39:24

13:2

Leviticus 5:3

Or if he touches human uncleanness— anything by which one becomes unclean — even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty.

Leviticus 7:20

But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD..., that person must be cut off from his people.

Leviticus 7:21

If one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.

Leviticus 14:19

Then the priest is to sacrifice the sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from his uncleanness. After that, [the priest] shall slaughter the burnt offering

Leviticus 15:3

This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge {to flow} or blocks it -. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.

Leviticus 15:25

When a woman has a discharge... of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during the days of her menstruation.

Leviticus 15:26

Any bed on which she lies or any furniture on which she sits during the days of her discharge will be unclean -, like her bed during her menstrual period....

Leviticus 15:30

The priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge.