טָמֵא
ṭâmêʼ(taw-may')
“to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)”
161 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
Translated in KJV as
defile (self)pollute (self)be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean[idiom] utterly.
Etymology
a primitive root;
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“And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.”