# H2930 טָמֵא

טָמֵא (ṭâmêʼ), Strong’s H2930: to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) KJV: defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.. Occurs…

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*ṭâmêʼ* — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)

KJV: defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.

Occurs 162 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- טָמֵא vb. be or become unclean
- Qal be or become unclean
- Niph. defile oneself, be defiled
- Pi. defile
- Pu. myself is not polluted
- Hithp.—reflexive, defile oneself
- Hothp. after that she has been defiled
- טָמְאָה n.f
- טָמְאָה n.f. uncleanness Mi 2:10

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 34:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/34?v=5) — Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter; and his sons were with his livestock in the field. Jacob held…
- [Genesis 34:13](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/34?v=13) — The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit when they spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their…
- [Genesis 34:27](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/34?v=27) — Jacob’s sons came on the dead, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
- [Leviticus 5:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/5?v=3) — “‘Or if he touches the uncleanness of man, whatever his uncleanness is with which he is unclean, and it is hidden from…
- [Leviticus 11:24](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/11?v=24) — “‘By these you will become unclean: whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
- [Leviticus 11:25](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/11?v=25) — Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
- [Leviticus 11:26](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/11?v=26) — “‘Every animal which has a split hoof that isn’t completely divided, or doesn’t chew the cud, is unclean to you…
- [Leviticus 11:27](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/11?v=27) — Whatever goes on its paws, among all animals that go on all fours, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches their…
- [Leviticus 11:28](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/11?v=28) — He who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. They are unclean to you.
- [Leviticus 11:31](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/11?v=31) — These are they which are unclean to you among all that creep. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean…