Lexical Definition

‎טֻמְאָה‎ ṭumʼâh (toom-aw') uncleanness ^H:N-F
from ‎טָמֵא‎

filthiness, unclean(-ness).

• religious impurity

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

See Greek: ἀκαθαρσία · ἁμαρτία

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎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 RS^{K 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.

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