לְ/טַמְּאֽ/וֹ
𐤋/𐤈𐤌𐤀/𐤅
letameo
to defile it
a primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated); defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.
Jeremiah 7:30 · Word #16
Lexicon H2930
| Lemma | טָמֵא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤈𐤌𐤀 |
| Transliteration | ṭâmêʼ |
| Strong's | H2930 |
| In-context | to defile it |
Morphology HR/Vpc/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
SIBI-P1 H2930-07
to make him unclean
| Morphological Notes | Piel infinitive construct with prefixed לְ ("to") and 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix ("him"). The Piel stem conveys an active, causative sense: to render someone unclean. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root טמא denotes becoming or being unclean, especially in ritual or moral contexts. In the Piel stem it takes on a causative-intensive sense, meaning "to make unclean" or "to defile." The infinitive construct with prefixed לְ and a 3rd masculine singular suffix yields "to make him unclean," preserving both the causative force and the masculine singular object. |
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Words from Root טמא (uncleanness, impurity, defilement, contamination (ritual and moral))
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2930-01 |
betamaakhem | in your making-unclean |
H2931-01 |
betame | while an unclean one |
H2930-02 |
betameam | by their making-unclean |
Word Usage (162 occurrences of H2930)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 34:5 | טִמֵּא֙ | time | had defiled |
| Genesis 34:13 | טִמֵּ֔א | time | he had defiled |
| Genesis 34:27 | טִמְּא֖וּ | timeu | had defiled |