Ges
al.
derive from
טמה
), etc.
+
4 times
pf.
;
Pt. pl.
נִטְמְאִים
Ez 20:3
0,
31
;—
defile oneself, be defiled:
1.
sexually,
Lv 18:24
(
H
),
Nu 5:13
,
14
(×2),
20
,
27
,
28
,
29
(
P
).
2.
by idolatry conceived as whoredom
Ho 5:3
;
6:10 Je 2:23 Ez 20:3
0,
31
,
43
;
23:7
,
13
,
30
.
3.
ceremonially, by eating creeping things
Lv 11:43
.
4.
be regarded as unclean
(
cf.
Pi. 4
), prob.
נִטְמִינוּ
Jb 18:3
we are accounted as unclean;
metapl. form; on another view
v.
טמה
.
Pi.
Pf.
טִמֵּא
Gn 34:5
+
15 times;
sf.
טִמְּאֹו
Lv 13:8
+
3 times; 2
fs.
טִמֵּאת
Ez 5:1
1, etc.
+
7 times
Pf.
;
Impf.
יְטַמֵּא
2 K 23:
8, etc.
+
12 times
Impf.
;
Imv. pl.
טַמְּאוּ
Ez 9:
7;
Inf.
טַמֵּא
Lv 13:44
+
2 times;
sf.
טַמְּאָם
15:3
1, etc.
+
4 times
Inf.
;—
defile:
1.
sexually
Gn 34:5
,
13
,
27
(
R
),
Ez 18:6
,
11
,
15
;
22:11
;
33:26
; the land by sexual impurities of the people
Lv 18:28
(
H
); Isr. by spiritual whoredom
Ez 23:17
.
2.
religiously: the land, by bloodshed
Nu 35:34
(
P
); by allowing the dead body of the murderer to hang on the tree over night
Dt 21:23
; by idolatry
Je 2:7 Ez 36:1
7,
18
; Isr. defiled the
sacred places
by the sacrifice of children
Lv 20:3
(
H
),
Ez 23:38
, and God defiled him thereby
20:26
; he defileth the sacred places by idolatry
2 Ch 36:14 Je 7:30
=
32:3
4,
Ez 5:11
; the holy name of
י׳
43:7
,
8
; Josiah defiled the idolatrous places of worship by destroying them and making them unfit for use
2 K 23:8
,
10
,
13
,
16
; of Isr. defiling idolatrous images
Is 30:22
, and the nations the temple of God
ψ 79:1
.
3.
ceremonially: by ceremonial
uncleanness, the sacred places
Lv 15:31 Nu 19:1
3,
20
(
P
); the camp
Nu 5:3
(
P
); the temple by dead bodies
Ez 9:7
; the Nazirite’s head of separation by a death occurring in his presence
Nu 6:9
(
P
); the people defile themselves (
נפשׁתיכם
) by creeping things
Lv 11:44
(
P
).
4.
pronounce or declare
ceremonially
unclean:
the leper
Lv 13:3
,
8
,
11
,
15
,
20
,
22
,
25
,
27
,
30
,
44
(×2),
59
(
P
); unclean animals
20:25
(
H
).
Pu.
Pt.
נַפְשִׁי לֹא מְטֻמָּאָה
Ez 4:14
myself is not polluted
.
Hithp.
Impf.
יִטַּמָּא
Lv 21:1
+
4 times;
pl.
יִטַּמְּאוּ
Ez 14:1
1;
37:23
;
יִטַּמָּ˜אוּ
Ho 9:4 Ez 44:25
, etc.
+
6 times
Impf.
;—reflexive,
defile oneself:
by eating of an unaccepted peace-offering
Ho 9:4
;
c.
בְּ
Lv 18:2
4,
30
(
H
),
11:43
(
P
),
Ez 14:11
;
20:7
,
18
;
37:23
;
c.
לְ
for
a dead person
Lv 21:1
,
3
,
11
(
H
),
Nu 6:7
(
P
);
by
Lv 11:24
(
P
); without prep.
21:4
(
H
),
Ez 44:25
.
Hothp.
Pf.
אַהֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר הֻטַּמָּ˜אָה
Dt 24:4
after that she has been defiled
(sexually); on form
v. Ges
§ 54. 3.
• II . טָמֵא S 2930, 2931 TWOT 809, 809a GK 3237, 3238 adj. unclean ;— ט׳ Lv 5:2 + 58 times; cstr. טְמֵא 22:4 + 3 times; f. טְמֵאָה 5:2 + 11 times; cstr. טְמֵאַת Ez 22:5 , 10 ; pl. טְמֵאִים Lv 11:8 + 10 times;— unclean , 1. ethically and religiously ט׳ שׂפתים Is 6:5 (×2) unclean of lips; ט׳ השׁם Ez 22:5 defiled of name, infamous; טהור מִטּ׳ Jb 14: 4. 2. ritually: a. of persons, || טהור Dt 12:1 5, 22 ; 15:22 Ec 9: 2; ט׳ נפשׁ Lv 22:4 ( H ); ( אדם ) ט׳ לנפשׁ unclean for a ( dead ) person