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טָמֵא
ṭâmêʼ · Hebrew · Strong's H2930 · 162 occurrences
The KJV renders 10 different Hebrew and Greek words as “defile”
What it means
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
defile, pollute, be make, make self, pronounce unclean
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“defile”
“make self”
also renders ʻâshar (H6238)
Answers that weigh this word
- Does scripture permit divorce and remarriage?
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- Are the clean and unclean food laws of Leviticus 11 binding on Christians?
- Does the Bible forbid eating pork?
- Does Peter's vision in Acts 10 abolish the food laws?
Where it appears
162 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
2 Chronicles 36:14 · HC/Vpw3mp
Moreover all the chiefs of the priests and the people trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted Yahweh’s house which he had made holy in Jerusalem.
2 Kings 23:8 · HC/Vpw3ms
He brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba; and he broke down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.
2 Kings 23:10 · HC/Vpp3ms
He defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
2 Kings 23:13 · HVpp3ms
The king defiled the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mountain of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon.
2 Kings 23:16 · HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms
As Josiah turned himself, he spied the tombs that were there in the mountain; and he sent, and took the bones out of the tombs, and burned them on the altar, and defiled it, according to Yahweh’s word which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.
Deuteronomy 21:23 · HVpi2ms
his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall surely bury him the same day; for he who is hanged is accursed of God. Don’t defile your land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance.
Deuteronomy 24:4 HVup3fsEzekiel 4:14 HVPsfsaEzekiel 5:11 HVpp2fsEzekiel 9:7 HVpv2mpEzekiel 14:11 HVti3mpEzekiel 18:6 HVpp3msEzekiel 18:11 HVpp3msEzekiel 18:15 HVpp3msEzekiel 20:7 HVtj2mpEzekiel 20:18 HVtj2mpEzekiel 20:26 HC/Vpw1csEzekiel 20:30 HVNsmpaEzekiel 20:31 HVNsmpaEzekiel 20:43 HVNp2mpEzekiel 22:3 HR/VqcEzekiel 22:4 HVqp2fsEzekiel 22:11 HVpp3msEzekiel 23:7 HVNp3fsEzekiel 23:13 HVNp3fsEzekiel 23:17 HC/Vpw3mpEzekiel 23:30 HVNp2fsEzekiel 23:38 HVpp3cpEzekiel 33:26 HVpp2mpEzekiel 36:17 HC/Vpw3mpEzekiel 36:18 HVpp3cp/Sp3fsEzekiel 37:23 HVti3mpEzekiel 43:7 HVpi3mpEzekiel 43:8 HC/Vpp3cpEzekiel 44:25 HR/VqcGenesis 34:5 HVpp3msGenesis 34:13 HVpp3msGenesis 34:27 HVpp3cpHaggai 2:13 HTi/Vqi3msHosea 5:3 HVNp3msHosea 6:10 HVNp3msHosea 9:4 HVti3mpIsaiah 30:22 HC/Vpq2mpJeremiah 2:7 HC/Vpw2mpJeremiah 2:23 HVNp1csJeremiah 7:30 HR/Vpc/Sp3msJeremiah 32:34 HR/Vpc/Sp3msLeviticus 5:3 HVqi3msLeviticus 11:24 HVqi3msLeviticus 11:25 HC/Vqq3msLeviticus 11:26 HVqi3msLeviticus 11:27 HVqi3msLeviticus 11:28 HC/Vqq3msLeviticus 11:31 HVqi3msLeviticus 11:32 HC/Vqq3msLeviticus 11:33 HVqi3msLeviticus 11:34 HVqi3msLeviticus 11:35 HVqi3msLeviticus 11:36 HVqi3msLeviticus 11:39 HVqi3ms
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