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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
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 8 times in 8 verses in 'Deu' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:15 - Néanmoins, quand tu en auras le désir, tu pourras tuer du bétail et manger de la viande dans toutes tes portes, selon les bénédictions que t'accordera l'Éternel, ton Dieu; celui qui sera impur et celui qui sera pur pourront en manger, comme on mange de la gazelle et du cerf.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:22 - Tu en mangeras comme on mange de la gazelle et du cerf; celui qui sera impur, et celui qui sera pur en mangeront l'un et l'autre.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:7 - Mais vous ne mangerez pas de ceux qui ruminent seulement, ou qui ont la corne fendue et le pied fourchu seulement. Ainsi, vous ne mangerez pas le chameau, le lièvre et le daman, qui ruminent, mais qui n'ont pas la corne fendue: vous les regarderez comme impurs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:8 - Vous ne mangerez pas le porc, qui a la corne fendue, mais qui ne rumine pas: vous le regarderez comme impur. Vous ne mangerez pas de leur chair, et vous ne toucherez pas leurs corps morts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:10 - Mais vous ne mangerez d'aucun de ceux qui n'ont pas des nageoires et des écailles: vous les regarderez comme impurs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:19 - Vous regarderez comme impur tout reptile qui vole: on n'en mangera point.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:22 - Tu le mangeras dans tes portes; celui qui sera impur et celui qui sera pur en mangeront l'un et l'autre, comme on mange de la gazelle et du cerf.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:14 - Je n'ai rien mangé de ces choses pendant mon deuil, je n'en ai rien fait disparaître pour un usage impur, et je n'en ai rien donné à l'occasion d'un mort; j'ai obéi à la voix de l'Éternel, mon Dieu, j'ai agi selon tous les ordres que tu m'as prescrits.
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