Hebrew word study
טָמֵא H2930
- Transliteration
- ṭâmêʼ
- Pronunciation
- taw-may'
- KJV glosses
- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.
Lexical summary
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information