Tame'

The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 02930

Original Word	Word Origin
amj	a primitive root
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Tame'	TWOT - 809
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
taw-may'	Verb

Definition

to be unclean, become unclean, become impure
1. (Qal) to be or become unclean
  1. sexually
  2. religiously
  3. ceremonially
2. (Niphal)
  1. to defile oneself, be defiled 1b
3. sexually 1b
4. by idolatry 1b
5. ceremonially
  1. to be regarded as unclean
6. (Piel)
  1. to defile 1c
7. sexually 1c
8. religiously 1c
9. ceremonially
  1. to pronounce unclean, declare unclean (ceremonially)
  2. to profane (God's name)
10. (Pual) to be defiled
11. (Hithpael) to be unclean
12. (Hothpael) to be defiled

King James Word Usage - Total: 161

unclean 74, defile 71, pollute 14, uncleanness 1, utterly 1

KJV Verse Count
Genesis	3
Leviticus	71
Numbers	21
Deuteronomy	2
2 Kings	4
2 Chronicles	1
Psalms	2
Isaiah	1
Jeremiah	4
Ezekiel	28
Hosea	3
Micah	1
Haggai	1

Total	142

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Tame'". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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