וְ/טִמֵּ֖א
𐤅/𐤈𐤌𐤀
vetime
and he defiles
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.
Numbers 6:9 · Word #7
Lexicon H2930
| Lemma | טָמֵא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤈𐤌𐤀 |
| Transliteration | ṭâmêʼ |
| Strong's | H2930 |
| In-context | and he defiles |
Morphology HC/Vpq3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H2930-43
and he defiled
| Root | טמא (ṭ-m-ʾ) |
| Core Meanings | uncleanness, impurity, defilement, contamination (ritual or moral) |
| Semantic Range | to make ritually unclean; to defile ceremonially; to contaminate morally; to pollute physically or spiritually; to declare someone or something unclean in priestly judgment |
| Conceptual Significance | טמא is central to Israel’s purity system, marking boundaries between holy and common, clean and unclean. Defilement affects access to sacred space and community life, and can denote both ritual impurity and moral corruption, underscoring the biblical theme of holiness and separation unto YHWH. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/factitive), perfect tense, 3rd masculine singular, prefixed with conjunctive וְ ('and'). The Piel form indicates causing or declaring uncleanness rather than merely being unclean. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root טמא conveys the state of being unclean or contaminated. In the Piel stem (perfect, 3rd masculine singular), the verb is factitive/causative—"to make unclean" or "to defile." The conjunction וְ adds "and," and the 3ms form is reflected by "he defiled." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root טמא (uncleanness, impurity, defilement, contamination (ritual or 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 |