טָמֵ֖א

𐤈𐤌𐤀

tame

unclean

from טָמֵא; foul in a religious sense; defiled, [phrase] infamous, polluted(-tion), unclean.

H2931

Leviticus 13:11 · Word #11

Lexicon H2931

Lemmaטָמֵא
Lemma (Paleo)𐤈𐤌𐤀
Transliterationṭâmêʼ
Strong'sH2931
In-contextunclean

Morphology HAamsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype a — Adjective — Adjective
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H2931-05

ritually defiled one

Rootטמא (ṭ-m-ʾ)
Core Meaningsritual impurity, defilement, pollution, uncleanness
Semantic Rangeritually unclean, defiled, polluted, impure, unfit for sacred use, ceremonially contaminated
Conceptual Significanceטמא expresses the state of ritual impurity that bars access to sacred space and community worship in the Torah. It marks boundaries between holy and common, life and death, and reinforces the theological distinction between what is fit and unfit for the presence of יהוה.
Morphological NotesAdjective, masculine singular absolute (HAamsa); functions attributively or predicatively to describe a male person, animal, or object as being in a state of ritual impurity.
Rendering RationaleThe adjective derives from the root טמא, conveying ritual impurity or defilement. The morphology (masculine singular absolute adjective) is reflected by the singular expression "defiled one," preserving its descriptive force toward a single masculine subject while maintaining the root sense of ritual pollution.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root טמא (ritual impurity, defilement, pollution, uncleanness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2930-01 betamaakhem in your making-unclean
H2930-02 betameam by their making-unclean
H2932-01 betumeat in the defilement of
H2932-02 betumeatam in their defilement
H2931-01 hatame the unclean one
H2931-02 hatemeah the defiled (feminine one)
H2931-03 hatemeim the defiled men
H2932-03 hatumeah the defilement
H2930-03 hayitema Will he become unclean?
H2930-04 hutamaah she-has-been-caused-to-be-unclean
H2932-04 ketumeat like the defilement of
H2931-04 latemeah to the unclean (feminine)
H2930-05 letame to make unclean
H2930-06 letameah to become unclean
H2930-07 letameo to make him unclean
H2930-08 metumaah she has been made unclean
H2932-05 mitumeot from the defilements of
H2930-09 nitema he has become unclean
H2930-10 nitemaah she has become unclean
H2930-11 nitemeah she has become unclean
H2930-12 nitemeim those being defiled
H2930-13 nitemet you have become unclean
H2930-14 nitemetem you have made yourselves unclean
H2930-15 nitemeti I have become unclean
H2930-16 nitemeu they became unclean
H2930-17 tameah she has become unclean
H2930-18 tamet you have become unclean
H2930-19 tameu you men have made unclean
H2931-06 teme defiled-of
H2931-07 temeah unclean (feminine singular)
H2931-08 temeat uncleanness of
H2931-09 temeim defiled ones
H2930-20 tetame you (masculine singular) will make unclean
H2930-21 tetameu you men must make yourselves unclean
H2930-22 time he has made unclean
H2930-23 timet you (fem. sg.) have made unclean
H2930-24 timetem you men have made unclean
H2930-25 timeu they have made unclean
H2930-26 timeuha they have made her unclean
H2930-27 titamau you men will make yourselves unclean
H2930-28 titameu you men will make yourselves unclean
H2930-29 titema she will become defiled
H2932-06 tumeah uncleanness
H2932-07 tumeatah her defilement
H2932-08 tumeato his defilement
H2932-09 tumeoteykhem your defilements
H2930-30 vaatame and I made unclean
H2930-31 vatetameu and you men made unclean
H2930-32 vatitema and she became unclean
H2930-33 vayetame and he made unclean
H2930-34 vayetameehu and he made him unclean
H2930-35 vayetameu and they made unclean
H2930-36 vayitemeu and they became unclean
H2930-37 venitemaah and she has become unclean
H2930-38 venitemetem and you became defiled
H2930-39 vetame and he became unclean
H2930-40 vetameah and she became defiled
H2930-41 vetameu and they became defiled
H2930-42 vetime and he defiled
H2930-43 vetimeo and he made him unclean
H2930-44 vetimetem and you men have made unclean
H2930-45 vetimeu and they made unclean
H2932-10 vetumeato and his defilement-impurity
H2930-46 yetameenu he will render him unclean
H2930-47 yetameu they make unclean
H2930-48 yitama he will make himself unclean
H2930-49 yitamau they will make themselves unclean
H2930-50 yitameu they will make themselves unclean
H2930-51 yitema he will become defiled

Word Usage (88 occurrences of H2931)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Leviticus 5:2 טָמֵא֒ tame unclean
Leviticus 5:2 טְמֵאָ֗ה temeah unclean
Leviticus 5:2 טְמֵאָ֔ה temeah-2 unclean
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