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Hebrew · H2930, H3548

וְטִמְּאוֹ הַכֹּהֵן

To be foul , especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) · literally one officiating , a priest ; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

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טָמֵא H2930 to be foul , especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
Pronunciation tame
Ritual impurity that defiles both person and sanctuary; moral and ceremonial contamination are inseparable.
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כֹּהֵן H3548 literally one officiating , a priest ; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
Pronunciation kohen
One who stands before God in intermediary role; functionally defined by cultic action, not merely status.
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What does וְטִמְּאוֹ הַכֹּהֵן (wĕṭimmĕʾô hakkōhēn) mean in the Bible?

טָמֵא · כֹּהֵן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to be foul , especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)".

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What does טָמֵא · כֹּהֵן mean in the Bible?

טָמֵא · כֹּהֵן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to be foul , especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2930, H3548?

H2930, H3548 is connected to 912 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. to be foul , especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)

Strong's H2930, H3548
Lexical occurrences 912 verses Word forms 6 forms 94 references

Source Gloss

to be foul , especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 6 Aligned forms 94
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 39×
Imperfect Hag 2:13 · Lev 5:3 · Lev 11:24 · Lev 11:26 · Lev 11:27 · Lev 11:31 · Lev 11:32 · Lev 11:33 · Lev 11:34 · Lev 11:35 · Lev 11:36 · Lev 11:39 · Lev 13:14 · Lev 13:46 · Lev 14:36 · Lev 14:46 36×
Perfect Ezek 22:4 · Mic 2:10 · Num 6:12 3×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 22×
Perfect 2Kgs 23:13 · Ezek 18:6 · Ezek 18:11 · Ezek 18:15 · Ezek 22:11 · Gen 34:5 · Gen 34:13 · Num 19:13 · Num 19:20 · Ezek 23:38 · Gen 34:27 · Ps 79:1 · Ezek 5:11 · Ezek 33:26 14×
Imperfect Deut 21:23 · Num 35:34 · Ezek 43:7 · Num 5:3 4×
Sequential imperfect Ezek 9:7 1×
Jussive Lev 11:44 1×
Infinitive absolute Lev 13:44 1×
Infinitive construct Lev 20:3 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 16×
Perfect Ezek 23:7 · Ezek 23:13 · Num 5:13 · Num 5:14 · Num 5:27 · Num 5:28 · Ezek 23:30 · Num 5:20 · Hos 5:3 · Hos 6:10 · Ezek 20:43 · Jer 2:23 · Lev 18:24 14×
Participle passive Ezek 20:30 · Ezek 20:31 2×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 15×
Imperfect Lev 21:1 · Lev 21:3 · Lev 21:4 · Lev 21:11 · Num 6:7 · Ezek 14:11 · Ezek 37:23 · Ezek 44:25 · Hos 9:4 · Lev 11:24 · Lev 11:43 · Lev 18:30 12×
Jussive Ezek 20:7 · Ezek 20:18 · Lev 18:24 3×
Hithpolal 1×
Perfect Deut 24:4 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Participle passive Ezek 4:14 1×
94 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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