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Strong's Number H2930

Transliteration:

tame'{taw-may'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

809

Part of Speech:

verb

Usage in the KJV:

unclean 74, defile 71, pollute 14, uncleanness 1, utterly 1

Total: 161

Definition:

to be unclean, become unclean, become impure
1. (Qal) to be or become unclean
  1. sexually
  2. religiously
  3. ceremonially
2. (Niphal)
  1. to defile oneself, be defiled
    1. sexually
    2. by idolatry
    3. ceremonially
  2. to be regarded as unclean
3. (Piel)
  1. to defile
    1. sexually
    2. religiously
    3. ceremonially
  2. to pronounce unclean, declare unclean (ceremonially)
  3. to profane (God's name)
4. (Pual) to be defiled
5. (Hithpael) to be unclean
6. (Hothpael) to be defiled