Hebrew word study
טָמֵאṭâmêʼ — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (cont…
Pronounced “taw-may'”
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
Translated in the King James as: defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
Appears 159 times in Scripture
Origin: a primitive root;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 3×
Leviticus — 82×
Leviticus 5:3Leviticus 11:24Leviticus 11:25Leviticus 11:26Leviticus 11:27Leviticus 11:28Leviticus 11:31Leviticus 11:32Leviticus 11:33Leviticus 11:34Leviticus 11:35Leviticus 11:36Leviticus 11:39Leviticus 11:40Leviticus 11:43Leviticus 11:44Leviticus 12:2Leviticus 12:5Leviticus 13:3Leviticus 13:8Leviticus 13:11Leviticus 13:14Leviticus 13:15Leviticus 13:20Leviticus 13:22+ 57 more in Leviticus
Numbers — 24×
Deuteronomy — 2×
2 Kings — 4×
2 Chronicles — 1×
Psalms — 2×
Isaiah — 1×
Jeremiah — 4×
Ezekiel — 30×
Ezekiel 4:14Ezekiel 5:11Ezekiel 9:7Ezekiel 14:11Ezekiel 18:6Ezekiel 18:11Ezekiel 18:15Ezekiel 20:7Ezekiel 20:18Ezekiel 20:26Ezekiel 20:30Ezekiel 20:31Ezekiel 20:43Ezekiel 22:3Ezekiel 22:4Ezekiel 22:11Ezekiel 23:7Ezekiel 23:13Ezekiel 23:17Ezekiel 23:30Ezekiel 23:38Ezekiel 33:26Ezekiel 36:17Ezekiel 36:18Ezekiel 37:23+ 5 more in Ezekiel
Hosea — 3×
Micah — 1×
Haggai — 2×
Haggai 2:13+ 1 more in Haggai
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