What does טָמֵא · ἀκάθαρτος mean in the Bible?
טָמֵא · ἀκάθαρτος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "unclean, impure".
Hebrew · H2931, G169
Tame
Foul in a religious sense · impure (ceremonially, morally (lewd) or specially, (demonic))
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טָמֵא H2931 foul in a religious sense
Pronunciation tame
Religious impurity that renders one unfit for worship, temple access, or covenant participation until purification
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ἀκάθαρτος G169 impure (ceremonially, morally (lewd) or specially, (demonic))
Pronunciation akáthartos
Unclean spanning ceremonial impurity, moral corruption, and demonic possession—Judaism's ritual purity framework applied theologically.
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What does tame (tame) mean in the Bible?
טָמֵא · ἀκάθαρτος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "unclean, impure".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2931, G169?
H2931, G169 is connected to 88 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. unclean, impure
Strong's H2931, G169
Lexical occurrences 88 verses Source Gloss
unclean, impure
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
tame is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain