ta.me H2930

טָמֵא (ta.me) means “to defile” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

טָמֵא Hebrew · H2930 162 tagged occurrences in 142 verses

Pronunciation guide: taw-may' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H2930A

טָמֵא · ta.me · to defile

1) to be unclean, become unclean, become impure 1a) (Qal) to be or become unclean 1a1) sexually 1a2) religiously 1a3) ceremonially 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to defile oneself, be defiled 1b1a) sexually 1b1b) by idolatry 1b1c) ceremonially 1b2) to be regarded as unclean 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to defile 1c1a) sexually 1c1b) religiously 1c1c) ceremonially 1c2) to pronounce unclean, declare unclean (ceremonially) 1c3) to profane (God's name) 1d) (Pual) to be defiled 1e) (Hithpael) to be unclean 1f) (Hothpael) to be defiled

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TBESH · H2930B

טָמְאָה · tam.ah · uncleanness

uncleanness

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)

KJV glosses: defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.

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How translators render H2930

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
will be unclean	23
and he will be unclean	13
defile	9
must pronounce him unclean	7
they defiled	4
defile yourselves	3
to defile himself	3
will become unclean	3
and defiles	2
and will be unclean	2
defile himself	2
defile themselves	2
defiled herself	2
defiles	2
has become defiled	2
he has defiled	2
he must pronounce him unclean	2
he will be unclean	2
is defiled	2
shechem had defiled	2
also desecrated	1
and because they had defiled	1
and defiled	1
and defiled yourself	1
and defiles herself	1
and desecrated	1
and he too will be ceremonially unclean	1
and he will be ceremonially unclean	1
and i pronounced them unclean	1
and it will remain unclean	1
and so have defiled it	1
and they defiled	1
and they will remain unclean	1
and thus defile yourself	1
and will remain unclean	1
and you are defiled	1
as unclean	1
become unclean	1
but after she had been defiled	1
by defiling	1
continue to defile	1
defiled	1
defiled myself	1
does it become defiled	1
had been defiled	1
has defiled herself	1
have defiled it	1
have defiled themselves	1
have defiled yourself	1
he also desecrated	1
he is unclean	1
he may do so	1
he remains	1
impurity	1
is unclean	1
it will be unclean	1
its defilement	1
makes him unclean	1
of you has defiled	1
one becomes unclean	1
or defile	1
or defiled	1
or you will be defiled	1
shall be unclean	1
shall pronounce him unclean	1
she defiled herself	1
she has been defiled	1
she has defiled herself	1
she too had defiled herself	1
so if you defile	1
so you will desecrate	1
that article becomes unclean	1
the woman will be unclean	1
they defiled themselves	1
they have defiled	1
thus defiling yourself	1
to defile herself	1
to defile it	1
unclean	1
was defiled	1
which would make him unclean	1
will be ceremonially unclean	1
will be defiled	1
will make you unclean	1
will remain unclean	1
yes it becomes defiled	1
you have defiled	1
you have defiled yourselves	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
and be unclean	18
shall be unclean	17
shall pronounce him unclean	7
to defile	6
is defiled	4
defile	3
and defiled	2
and polluted	2
and she be defiled	2
be not defiled	2
it shall be unclean	2
nor defile	2
then she shall be unclean	2
against herself to defile	1
also when ye defile	1
and defile	1
and for these ye shall be unclean	1
and hast defiled	1
and he defiled	1
and i polluted	1
and if thou be defiled	1
and is defiled	1
and it shall be unclean	1
and pronounce him to be unclean	1
and shall be unclean	1
and she be not defiled	1
and she was polluted	1
and they defiled	1
and ye defile	1
any of these shall it be unclean	1
any such shall be unclean	1
any thing that was under him shall be unclean	1
are defiled	1
are ye polluted	1
be not made unclean	1
be upon him he shall be unclean	1
because he had defiled	1
because he hath defiled	1
because it is polluted	1
because they had defiled	1
because thou art polluted	1
between me and them they have even defiled	1
by him and he hath defiled	1
defiled	1
for her may he be defiled	1
from him and is defiled	1
from you as unclean	1
hath not been polluted	1
hath not defiled	1
have they defiled	1
he shall not defile	1
he shall not make himself unclean	1
her shall be unclean	1
i am not polluted	1
if she be defiled	1
in him he shall be defiled	1
in him he shall be unclean	1
in it shall be unclean	1
is unclean	1
it he shall be unclean	1
neither be polluted	1
neither hath defiled	1
neither shall they defile	1
neither shall ye defile	1
no more defile	1
not himself defileth	1
of them shall be unclean	1
of whom he may take uncleanness	1
on him and pronounce him unclean	1
or to pronounce it unclean	1
shall pronounce him utterly	1
shall she be unclean	1
she defiled	1
surely because thou hast defiled	1
that a man shall be defiled	1
that he had defiled	1
that shall be unclean	1
that she is defiled	1
that she was defiled	1
them shall be unclean	1
them that they defile	1
thereof shall be polluted	1
thereof shall be unclean	1
they defiled	1
they had polluted	1
they may defile	1
those things shall be unclean	1
thus were they defiled	1
to be defiled	1
to pollute	1
unclean	1
unto me they have defiled	1
unto them defile	1
unto them there shall none be defiled	1
up shall be unclean	1
upon shall be unclean	1
was defiled	1
when they defile	1
whereby he may be made unclean	1
wherein ye have been defiled	1
with them that ye should be defiled	1
ye defiled	1
ye pollute	1
ye shall defile	1
you and that ye defile	1

Verses containing H2930

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Genesis 34:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent about it until they returned.
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Genesis 34:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
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Genesis 34:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled.
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Leviticus 5:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Leviticus 11:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences
These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
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Leviticus 11:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 11:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.
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Leviticus 11:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
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Leviticus 11:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.
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Leviticus 11:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 11:32 · BSB · 2 occurrences
When one of them dies and falls on something, that article becomes unclean; any article of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean.
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Leviticus 11:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.
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Leviticus 11:34 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Any food coming into contact with water from that pot will be unclean, and any drink in such a container will be unclean.
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Leviticus 11:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.
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Leviticus 11:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.
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Leviticus 11:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 11:40 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 11:43 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.
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Leviticus 11:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.
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Leviticus 12:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“Say to the Israelites, ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation.
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Leviticus 12:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If, however, she gives birth to a daughter, the woman will be unclean for two weeks as she is during her menstruation. Then she must continue in purification from her bleeding for sixty-six days.
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Leviticus 13:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean.
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Leviticus 13:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The priest will reexamine him, and if the rash has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a skin disease.
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Leviticus 13:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
it is a chronic skin disease and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He need not isolate him, for he is unclean.
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Leviticus 13:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But whenever raw flesh appears on someone, he will be unclean.
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Leviticus 13:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the priest sees the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease.
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Leviticus 13:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The priest shall examine it, and if it appears to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil.
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Leviticus 13:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If it spreads any further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is an infection.
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Leviticus 13:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the priest must examine it. If the hair in the spot has turned white and the spot appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.
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Leviticus 13:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if it has spread further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.
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Leviticus 13:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the priest shall examine the infection, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a scaly outbreak, an infectious disease of the head or chin.
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Leviticus 13:44 · BSB · 2 occurrences
the man is diseased; he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean because of the infection on his head.
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Leviticus 13:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.
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Leviticus 13:59 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article, for pronouncing it clean or unclean.”
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Leviticus 14:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The priest must order that the house be cleared before he enters it to examine the mildew, so that nothing in the house will become unclean. After this, the priest shall go in to inspect the house.
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Leviticus 14:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Anyone who enters the house during any of the days that it is closed up will be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 15:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.
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Leviticus 15:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 15:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 15:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 15:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If the man with the discharge spits on one who is clean, that person must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 15:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean.
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Leviticus 15:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and whoever carries such things must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 15:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands with water, the one who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 15:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 15:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 15:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 15:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 15:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean,
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Leviticus 15:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
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