טָמֵא (ṭāmĕʾâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning be unclean. It appears 162 times in 13 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2930).

Also rendered

• uncleanness
• to defile

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 809c)

Root family 809: טָמֵא ṭāmēʾ — become unclean

• טָמֵא ṭāmēʾ — unclean
• טֻמְאָה ṭumʾâ — uncleanness

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