2930a – טָמֵא (tame)

to defile

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	טָמֵא (tame)
Pronunciation:	ta-me    Listen
Gematria:	50(9 + 40 + 1)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root
Usage:	161 times in OT

Description

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

Word root

Word with tame as root:

טָמֵא	tame	H2931	unclean
טֻמְאָה	tomah	H2932	uncleanness

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word tame was translated to the following:

ἐξαίρω	exairo	G1808	take away
μιαίνω	miaino	G3392	defile

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