נִטְמָ֑אָה
𐤍𐤈𐤌𐤀𐤄
nitemaah
has defiled herself
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.
H2930
Numbers 5:13 · Word #11
Lexicon H2930
| Lemma | טָמֵא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤈𐤌𐤀 |
| Transliteration | ṭâmêʼ |
| Strong's | H2930 |
| In-context | has defiled herself |
Morphology HVNp3fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H2930-10
she has become unclean
| Root | טמא (ṭ-m-ʾ) |
| Core Meanings | uncleanness, impurity, defilement, contamination, ritual and moral pollution |
| Semantic Range | to become ritually unclean; to be defiled by contact with impurity; to be morally polluted; to render oneself impure; to be pronounced unclean |
| Conceptual Significance | טמא marks a key biblical distinction between the holy and the profane. Becoming "unclean" affects access to sacred space and community life, symbolizing both ritual impurity and deeper moral corruption that separates from the holiness of YHWH. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb from root טמא in the Niphal stem; perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd person feminine singular. The Niphal expresses passive or stative-resultative force: "was defiled" or "became unclean." |
| Rendering Rationale | The Niphal stem conveys a passive or reflexive sense, indicating a state entered into rather than actively caused; thus "has become unclean" preserves the root idea of defilement. The perfect 3rd feminine singular form is reflected by "she has," maintaining both the completed aspect and feminine singular agreement. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root טמא (uncleanness, impurity, defilement, contamination, ritual and moral pollution)
| 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 |
H2930-11 |
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 |
H2931-05 |
tame | ritually defiled one |
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 (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 |