טָמֵא
tame (ṭāmēʾ)
/taw-MAY/
“unclean, impure, defiled”
Impure, ritually defiled, unacceptable for contact with holy things (unclean animals, corpses, skin diseases).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From טָמֵא (H2930) to be unclean.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
uncleandefiled
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: טָמֵא (unclean, impure, defiled) -> G0169
LXX conceptual translation: טָמֵא (unclean, impure, defiled) -> G2839
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where טָמֵא (tame) carries significant theological or narrative weight.