הַ/טְּמֵאָ֖ה
𐤄/𐤈𐤌𐤀𐤄
ṭâmêʼ
unclean
In a ritual or cultic context, 'ṭāmêʼ' means unclean, impure—designating a person, animal, object, or food that is ritually or ceremonially unsuitable for sacred use or participation in religious acts due to contact with certain substances, conditions, or actions. It can also denote a state of impurity resulting from transgression of ritual boundaries, contact with the dead, particular diseases, or emissions. While the term often carries technical cultic meaning, it can be extended metaphorically to moral or social pollution, though the primary sense remains ritual.
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Lexicon H2931
| Lemma | טָמֵא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤈𐤌𐤀 |
| Transliteration | ṭâmêʼ |
| Strong's | H2931 |
| Definition | In a ritual or cultic context, 'ṭāmêʼ' means unclean, impure—designating a person, animal, object, or food that is ritually or ceremonially unsuitable for sacred use or participation in religious acts due to contact with certain substances, conditions, or actions. It can also denote a state of impurity resulting from transgression of ritual boundaries, contact with the dead, particular diseases, or emissions. While the term often carries technical cultic meaning, it can be extended metaphorically to moral or social pollution, though the primary sense remains ritual. |
Morphology HTd/Aafsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | unclean |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2931-03
the ritually unclean (feminine)
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, feminine singular, absolute state, with definite article; denotes a persistent state of ritual impurity. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective טְּמֵאָה is feminine singular and denotes a state of ritual impurity derived directly from the root meaning "to be unclean." The definite article הַ marks it as a specific entity in a state of cultic uncleanness, preserved here with explicit feminine marking. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the ritually unclean (feminine)
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'the ritually unclean (feminine)' is precise, identifying both the feminine form and the ritual impurity intended by SILEX. |
Bantu Hebrew
הַ/טְּמֵאָ֖ה (ṭâmêʼ) — In a ritual or cultic context, 'ṭāmêʼ' means unclean, impure—designating a person, animal, object, or food that is ritually or ceremonially unsuitable for sacred use or participation in religious acts due to contact with certain substances, conditions, or actions. It can also denote a state of impurity resulting from transgression of ritual boundaries, contact with the dead, particular diseases, or emissions. While the term often carries technical cultic meaning, it can be extended metaphorically to moral or social pollution, though the primary sense remains ritual.