וְ/טִמְּא֥/וֹ
𐤅/𐤈𐤌𐤀/𐤅
ṭâmêʼ
then he shall pronounce him unclean
To be or become ritually unclean (impure), to be in a state of impurity, or to render someone or something ritually impure. The verb conveys entrance into a state that restricts participation in certain Israelite cultic practices or contact with holy objects and spaces, primarily due to physical contact with substances, persons, or situations regarded as sources of impurity. In additional contexts, the verb can be used for actions that render someone or something morally unacceptable or abominable, but the primary focus is ritual status.
Leviticus 13:8 · Word #7
Lexicon H2930
| Lemma | טָמֵא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤈𐤌𐤀 |
| Transliteration | ṭâmêʼ |
| Strong's | H2930 |
| Definition | To be or become ritually unclean (impure), to be in a state of impurity, or to render someone or something ritually impure. The verb conveys entrance into a state that restricts participation in certain Israelite cultic practices or contact with holy objects and spaces, primarily due to physical contact with substances, persons, or situations regarded as sources of impurity. In additional contexts, the verb can be used for actions that render someone or something morally unacceptable or abominable, but the primary focus is ritual status. |
Morphology HC/Vpq3ms/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | then he shall pronounce him unclean |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2930-44
and he defiled him
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/causative), sequential perfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular pronominal suffix ("him"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem conveys an intensive/causative action: to render someone ritually unclean. The 3ms sequential perfect with 3ms suffix indicates "and he defiled him," preserving both the causative force and the masculine singular object. |
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