The meaning of “טֻמְאָה”
Understanding ṭumʼâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
filthiness, unclean(-ness). - religious impurity 1) uncleanness 1a) sexual 1b) of filthy mass 1c) ethical and religious ...
טֻמְאָה
filthiness, unclean(-ness). - religious impurity 1) uncleanness 1a) sexual 1b) of filthy mass 1c) ethical and religious 1d) ritual 1e) local (of nations)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 15:30 | “And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the Lord for the issue of her uncleanness.” Word: טֻמְאָה (ṭumʼâh) | |
| Numbers 19:13 | “Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.” Word: טֻמְאָה (ṭumʼâh) | |
| Judges 13:14 | “She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.” Word: טֻמְאָה (ṭumʼâh) | |
| 2 Samuel 11:4 | “And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.” Word: טֻמְאָה (ṭumʼâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 29:16 | “And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.” Word: טֻמְאָה (ṭumʼâh) |
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