Bible Lexicons

טָמֵא inf. טָמְאָה (Leviticus 15:32)

(1)  to be or to become unclean, to be polluted (Syr. ܛܰܡܰܐ, which follows the analogy of guttural verbs, to pollute, ܛܡܠܰܐ polluted, comp. Lat. contamino, attamino, intamino). Especially used of uncleanness in a Levitical sense both of persons and of animals (whose flesh was not to be eaten, see -Lev. 11:131 ); also of things, as of buildings, vessels. Opp. to טָהַד. Leviticus 11:24, seq. Followed by בְּ to be unclean by any thing. Levit. 15:32 18:20, 23 Leviticus 18:23. [“Also to defile oneself, followed by בְּ with any thing, Psalms 106:39; Ezekiel 22:4.”]

Niphal נִמְמָא part. plur. נִטְמְאִים Ezekiel 20:30, 31 Ezekiel 20:31, pass. of Piel, to pollute one’s self, as a woman by adultery, Numbers 5:13, 14, 20, 27, 28 a people by whoredom or idolatry, Hosea 5:3, 6:10. Followed by בְּ of the thing with which any one is defiled, as with idols, Ezekiel 20:43, 23:7, 30 Ezekiel 23:30.

Piel טִמֵּא

(1) to pollute, to defile, Leviticus 15:31, hence

(a) to profane a land with wickedness, Leviticus 18:28, 20:3 the temple, Psalms 79:1 the high places (בָּמוֹת) i.e. to destroy them, to take them away, 2 Kings 23:8, 10 2 Kings 23:10, 13 2 Kings 23:13.

(b) to violate a woman, or virgin, Genesis 34:5, 13 Genesis 34:13, 27 Genesis 34:27; Ezekiel 18:6, 15 Ezekiel 18:15.

(2) to declare any one unclean, as was done by the priest, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:8, 11 Leviticus 13:11, seq.

(3) to make be polluted, to cause to pollute one’s self, Ezekiel 20:36.

Pual part. polluted, Ezekiel 4:14.

Hithpael fut. יִטַּמָּא i.q. Niph. to pollute one’s self, followed by בְּ (Leviticus 11:43, 18:30 ) and לְ (Leviticus 11:24, 21:11 ) of the thing with which any one is polluted.

Hothpael הֻטַּמָּא id. Deuteronomy 24:4.

[Derivatives the following words.]

טָמֵא f. טְמֵאָה adj. impure, unclean

(a) in a Levitical sense as to persons, animals, and things, Leviticus 5:2; Deuteronomy 14:19.

(b) in a moral sense, Job 14:4. טְמֵאַת הַשֵּׁם polluted of name, infamous, Ezekiel 22:5.

בְּטָמֵ֔א בטמא הַטְּמֵאִ֑ים הַטְּמֵאִ֥ים הַטְּמֵאָ֖ה הַטְּמֵאָה֙ הַטָּמֵ֔א הַטָּמֵ֖א הַטָּמֵ֤א הַטָּמֵ֥א הַטָּמֵא֙ הטמא הטמאה הטמאים וְטָמֵ֥א ׀ וְטָמֵֽא׃ וְלַטָּמֵ֔א וּטְמֵאִ֖ים וטמא וטמא׃ וטמאים ולטמא טְמֵ֣א טְמֵֽא־ טְמֵאִ֖ים טְמֵאִ֣ים טְמֵאִ֥ים טְמֵאִים֙ טְמֵאַ֣ת טְמֵאַ֥ת טְמֵאָ֔ה טְמֵאָ֗ה טְמֵאָ֜ה טְמֵאָ֥ה טְמֵאָֽה׃ טְמֵאָה֙ טְמֵא־ טָמֵ֑א טָמֵ֔א טָמֵ֖א טָמֵ֗א טָמֵ֞א טָמֵ֣א טָמֵ֣א ׀ טָמֵ֥א טָמֵֽא׃ טָמֵא֒ טָמֵא֙ טמא טמא־ טמא׃ טמאה טמאה׃ טמאים טמאת כַטָּמֵא֙ כטמא לַטְּמֵאָ֔ה לַטָּמֵ֔א לטמא לטמאה מִטָּמֵ֗א מטמא bə·ṭā·mê betaMe bəṭāmê chattaMe haṭ·ṭā·mê haṭ·ṭə·mê·’āh haṭ·ṭə·mê·’îm hattaMe haṭṭāmê haṭṭəmê’āh haṭṭəmê’îm hattemeAh hattemeIm ḵaṭ·ṭā·mê ḵaṭṭāmê laṭ·ṭā·mê laṭ·ṭə·mê·’āh lattaMe laṭṭāmê laṭṭəmê’āh lattemeAh miṭ·ṭā·mê mittaMe miṭṭāmê ṭā·mê taMe ṭāmê ṭə·mê ṭə·mê- ṭə·mê·’āh ṭə·mê·’aṯ ṭə·mê·’îm teme ṭəmê ṭəmê- ṭəmê’āh ṭəmê’aṯ ṭəmê’îm temeAh temeAt temeIm ū·ṭə·mê·’îm ūṭəmê’îm utemeIm velattaMe vetaMe wə·laṭ·ṭā·mê wə·ṭā·mê wəlaṭṭāmê wəṭāmê