Strong's Lexicon tamah: To become unclean, to defile Original Word: טָמָה Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G169: ἀκάθαρτος (akathartos) - unclean, impure - G2840: κοινόω (koinoō) - to make common, to defile Usage: The Hebrew verb "tamah" primarily means to become unclean or to defile oneself. It is often used in the context of ritual impurity, which could be caused by various actions or conditions, such as contact with a dead body, certain diseases, or eating unclean foods. The concept of uncleanness in the Hebrew Bible is closely tied to the holiness code, where being clean or unclean affects one's ability to participate in religious activities and community life. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the concept of purity and impurity was central to religious and communal life. The laws concerning cleanliness were detailed in the Torah, particularly in the books of Leviticus and Numbers. These laws were not only about physical cleanliness but also about maintaining a state of ritual purity that allowed individuals to approach God in worship. The state of being "tamah" required specific purification rituals to restore cleanliness, reflecting the broader theological theme of separation from sin and the need for holiness. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to be stopped up, stupid NASB Translation stupid (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [טָמָה] verb only Niph`al Perfect נִטְמִינוּ we are stopped up, stupid Job 18:3 so Thes MV Di De Zö (Aramaic טַמֵּם, טַמְטֵם stop up (e.g. of ear or heart), Strong's Exhaustive Concordance be defiled, be reputed vile A collateral form of tame'; to be impure in a religious sense -- be defiled, be reputed vile. see HEBREW tame' Forms and Transliterations וְנִטְמֵתֶ֖ם ונטמתם נִ֝טְמִ֗ינוּ נטמינו niṭ·mî·nū nitMinu niṭmînū venitmeTem wə·niṭ·mê·ṯem wəniṭmêṯemLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Leviticus 11:43 HEB: תִֽטַּמְּאוּ֙ בָּהֶ֔ם וְנִטְמֵתֶ֖ם בָּֽם׃ KJV: that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled INT: shall not make unclean Job 18:3 2 Occurrences |
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fill or choke up); ᵑ9 Ew Hengst AV RV Da SS take it as metaplastic for נִטְמֵאנוּ we are regarded as unclean, see Ew§ 198 b Köi, 614; ᵐ5 reads נִדְמִינוּ σεσιωπήκαμεν; ᵑ7 טְמַעֲנָא. 
