What does שֶׁרֶץ · טָמֵא mean in the Bible?
e. active mass of minute animals".
Hebrew · H8318, H2931
שֶׁרֶץ טָמֵא
A swarm , i.e. active mass of minute animals · foul in a religious sense
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שֶׁרֶץ H8318 a swarm , i.e. active mass of minute animals
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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What does שֶׁרֶץ טָמֵא (šereṣ ṭāmēʾ) mean in the Bible?
שֶׁרֶץ · טָמֵא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a swarm , i.e. active mass of minute animals".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8318, H2931?
H8318, H2931 is connected to 103 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a swarm , i.e. active mass of minute animals
Strong's H8318, H2931
Lexical occurrences 103 verses Source Gloss
a swarm , i.e. active mass of minute animals
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֶׁרֶץ טָמֵא is built from this root:
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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