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טָמֵא H2930

H2930 is the Hebrew word טָמֵא, transliterated ṭâmêʼ and said taw-may'. The King James Version most often renders it unclean.

Word: טָמֵאTransliteration: ṭâmêʼSaid: taw-may'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 121 verses

What it means

to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 104 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

unclean 45×defiled 22×defile 14×pronounce him unclean 7×polluted 7×made unclean 2×nor defile 2×because he had defiled 1×because they had defiled 1×man shall be defiled 1×thereof shall be unclean 1×neither shall ye defile 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.

Verses using טָמֵא

The first 40 of 121 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 34:5 · KJV

And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.

Genesis 34:13 · KJV

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

Genesis 34:27 · KJV

The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.

Leviticus 5:3 · KJV

Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.

Leviticus 11:24 · KJV

And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:25 · KJV

And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:27 · KJV

And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:28 · KJV

And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.

Leviticus 11:31 · KJV

These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:32 · KJV

And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.

Leviticus 11:33 · KJV

And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.

Leviticus 11:34 · KJV

Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.

Leviticus 11:35 · KJV

And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.

Leviticus 11:39 · KJV

And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:40 · KJV

And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:44 · KJV

For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Leviticus 12:2 · KJV

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.

Leviticus 12:5 · KJV

But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.

Leviticus 13:8 · KJV

And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.

Leviticus 13:11 · KJV

It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean.

Leviticus 13:15 · KJV

And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy.

Leviticus 13:20 · KJV

And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.

Leviticus 13:22 · KJV

And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.

Leviticus 13:25 · KJV

Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.

Leviticus 13:27 · KJV

And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.

Leviticus 13:30 · KJV

Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard.

Leviticus 13:44 · KJV

He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head.

Leviticus 13:46 · KJV

All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.

Leviticus 14:36 · KJV

Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house:

Leviticus 14:46 · KJV

Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 15:4 · KJV

Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.

Leviticus 15:5 · KJV

And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 15:6 · KJV

And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 15:7 · KJV

And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 15:8 · KJV

And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 15:10 · KJV

And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 15:11 · KJV

And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 15:16 · KJV

And if any man’s seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 15:17 · KJV

And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 15:18 · KJV

The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2930 mean?

H2930 is the Hebrew word טָמֵא (ṭâmêʼ), meaning to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated).

How is H2930 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it unclean (45 times), defiled (22 times), defile (14 times), pronounce him unclean (7 times), polluted (7 times), among others.

How many times does H2930 appear in the Bible?

טָמֵא (ṭâmêʼ) is tagged in 121 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2930 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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