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H2932

טֻמְאָה

tum.ahH:N-F

uncleanness

1) uncleanness 1a) sexual 1b) of filthy mass 1c) ethical and religious 1d) ritual 1e) local (of nations)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

טֻמְאָה noun feminine uncleanness; — absolute ׳ט Num 5:19 + 4 t.; construct טֻמְאַת Lev 5:3 + 4 t.; suffix טֻמְאָתֵךְ Ezek 22:15 + 2 t. etc., 18 t. suffixes; plural טֻמְאֹת Lev 16:16; Lev 16:19 suffix טֻמְאוֺתֵיכֶם Ezek 36:25; Ezek 36:29 טֻמְאֹתָם Lev 16:16 —

1. sexual Num 5:19 (P), Lam 1:9.
2. of a foul or filthy mass Ezek 24:11 (in a caldron), 2Chr 29:16 (in the temple).
3. ethical and religious Lev 16:16 (P); Ezek 22:15; Ezek 24:13; Ezek 39:24 ׳כפר על הקדשׁ מט Lev 16:16 (P); ׳קדּשׁ מט Lev 16:19 (P); ׳טהר מט Ezek 24:13; Ezek 36:25 ׳הושׁיע מכל ט Ezek 36:29 ׳רוּחַ הט unclean spirit, which inspired the prophets to lie Zech 13:2.
4. ritual, of men Lev 5:3 (twice in verse); Lev 7:20; Lev 7:21; Lev 14:19; Lev 15:3 (twice in verse); Lev 15:31 (twice in verse); Num 19:13 (all P), Lev 22:3; Lev 22:5 (H); women 2Sam 11:4 וַיִּשְׁכַּב עִמָּהּ וְהִיא מִתְקַדֶּשֶׁת מִטֻמְאָתָהּ see Dr; a time favourable to conception RSK 276; Lev 15:25; Lev 15:26; Lev 15:30 (P), Lev 18:19 (H), Ezek 36:17 of meats Judg 13:7; Judg 13:14.
5. local, of the nations Ezra 6:21; Ezra 9:11.

טָמְאָה noun feminine uncleanness (טָֽמְאָה, Bear, seems to rest upon a misinterpretation of the form) Mic 2:10 (so Thes MV SS); of ethical uncleanness, from wrong-doing.

31 occurrences

Leviticus (14), Numbers (2), Judges (2), II Samuel (1), II Chronicles (1), Ezra (2), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (7), Zechariah (1)