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This term appears in passages such as Ephesians 5:3, where believers are exhorted to avoid impurity.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "teem" is used to denote a state of ritual or moral impurity. It is often associated with physical uncleanness that disqualifies individuals from participating in religious activities or entering sacred spaces. The term can also extend to moral impurity, reflecting a state of sinfulness or ethical defilement.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of purity was central to religious life. The Israelites were given specific laws in the Torah regarding cleanliness, which were meant to set them apart as a holy people. These laws covered various aspects of daily life, including diet, personal hygiene, and religious practices. Ritual impurity could result from contact with certain animals, bodily discharges, or corpses, and required specific purification rites. The emphasis on purity underscored the holiness of God and the need for His people to be clean in His presence.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/2938.htm">taam</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to feed<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>given to eat (3).<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">טְעֵם</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb Pa`el</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>feed</b></font> (Pe`al properly <em>taste</em>, see Biblical Hebrew); — <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine plural, accusative of grass + <font class="hebrew2">ל</font> person: <font class="hebrew2">יְמַעְ֑מוּן</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-22.htm">Daniel 4:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-29.htm">Daniel 4:29</a>, so (suffix person) <font class="hebrew2">יְטַעֲמוּנֵהּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-21.htm">Daniel 5:21</a>. <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>make to eat, feed <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/2938.htm">ta'am</a>; to taste; causatively to feed -- make to eat, feed. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2938.htm">ta'am</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בִּטְעֵ֣ם בטעם יְטַ֣עֲמוּנֵּ֔הּ יְטַֽעֲמ֗וּן יְטַעֲמ֔וּן יטעמון יטעמונה biṭ‘êm biṭ·‘êm bitEm yə·ṭa·‘ă·mūn yə·ṭa·‘ă·mūn·nêh yəṭa‘ămūn yəṭa‘ămūnnêh yetaaMun yeTaamunNeh<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/daniel/4-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 4:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כְתוֹרִ֣ין ׀ לָ֣ךְ <b> יְטַֽעֲמ֗וּן </b> וּמִטַּ֤ל שְׁמַיָּא֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the field, <span class="itali">and you be given</span> grass<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the field, <span class="itali">and they shall make thee to eat</span> grass<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> grass cattle <span class="itali">and you be given</span> the dew of heaven<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/4-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 4:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כְתוֹרִין֙ לָ֣ךְ <b> יְטַעֲמ֔וּן </b> וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the field. <span class="itali">You will be given</span> grass<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the field: <span class="itali">they shall make thee to eat</span> grass<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> grass cattle <span class="itali">will be given</span> and seven of time<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/5-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 5:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞ר אֲמַ֣ר ׀ <b> בִּטְעֵ֣ם </b> חַמְרָ֗א לְהַיְתָיָה֙</span><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Belshazzar gave <span class="itali">make to eat</span> the wine to bring<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/5-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 5:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עִשְׂבָּ֤א כְתוֹרִין֙ <b> יְטַ֣עֲמוּנֵּ֔הּ </b> וּמִטַּ֥ל שְׁמַיָּ֖א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [was] with the wild donkeys. <span class="itali">He was given</span> grass<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [was] with the wild asses: <span class="itali">they fed</span> him with grass<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> grass cattle <span class="itali">was given</span> the dew of heaven<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2939.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2939.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2939<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bitem_2939.htm">biṭ·‘êm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yetaamun_2939.htm">yə·ṭa·‘ă·mūn — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yetaamunneh_2939.htm">yə·ṭa·‘ă·mūn·nêh — 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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