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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2933. טָמָה (tamah) -- To become unclean, to defile</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2933.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/job/18-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2933.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2933</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2932b.htm" title="2932b">◄</a> 2933. tamah <a href="../hebrew/2934.htm" title="2934">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">tamah: To become unclean, to defile</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">טָמָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>tamah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>tah-MAY<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(taw-maw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To become unclean, to defile<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to be impure<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G169: ἀκάθαρτος (akathartos) - unclean, impure<p> - G2840: κοινόω (koinoō) - to make common, to defile<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to be stopped up, stupid<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>stupid (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">טָמָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> only <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Niph`al</b></font> <em>Perfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">נִטְמִינוּ</font> <em>we are stopped up, stupid</em> <a href="/interlinear/job/18-3.htm">Job 18:3</a> so Thes MV Di De Zö (Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">טַמֵּם</font>, <font class="hebrew2">טַמְטֵם</font> <em>stop up</em> (e.g. of ear or heart), <img src="/bdbgif/bdb038001.gif">, etc., and derivatives; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb038002.gif"> <em>fill</em> or <em>choke up</em>); <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ9</font> Ew Hengst AV RV Da SS take it as metaplastic for <font class="hebrew2">נִטְמֵאנוּ</font> <em>we are regarded as unclean</em>, see Ew<sup>§ 198 b</sup> Kö<sup>i, 614</sup>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> reads <font class="hebrew2">נִדְמִינוּ</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">σεσιωπήκαμεν</font>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">טְמַעֲנָא</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>be defiled, be reputed vile <p>A collateral form of <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm">tame'</a>; to be impure in a religious sense -- be defiled, be reputed vile. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm">tame'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְנִטְמֵתֶ֖ם ונטמתם נִ֝טְמִ֗ינוּ נטמינו niṭ·mî·nū nitMinu niṭmînū venitmeTem wə·niṭ·mê·ṯem wəniṭmêṯem<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/leviticus/11-43.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 11:43</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תִֽטַּמְּאוּ֙ בָּהֶ֔ם <b> וְנִטְמֵתֶ֖ם </b> בָּֽם׃ </span><br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that creepeth, <span class="itali">neither shall ye make yourselves unclean</span> with them, that ye should be defiled<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11-43.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> shall not make <span class="itali">unclean</span><p><b><a href="/text/job/18-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 18:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נֶחְשַׁ֣בְנוּ כַבְּהֵמָ֑ה <b> נִ֝טְמִ֗ינוּ </b> בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as beasts, <span class="itali">As stupid</span> in your eyes?<br><a href="/kjvs/job/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as beasts, <span class="itali">[and] reputed vile</span> in your sight?<br><a href="/interlinear/job/18-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> regarded beasts <span class="itali">stupid</span> affliction<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2933.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2933.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2933<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/nitminu_2933.htm">niṭ·mî·nū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/venitmetem_2933.htm">wə·niṭ·mê·ṯem — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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