טמא

Hebrew

Adjective

טָמֵא (tamé) (feminine טְמֵאָה, masculine plural טְמֵאִים, feminine plural טְמֵאוֹת)

  1. ritually unclean
    • Leviticus 11:7, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְאֶת־הַחֲזִיר כִּי־מַפְרִיס פַּרְסָה הוּא וְשֹׁסַע שֶׁסַע פַּרְסָה וְהוּא גֵּרָה לֹא־יִגָּר טָמֵא הוּא לָכֶם׃
      v-et ha-ḥazír ki mafrís parsá hu v-shosáʿ shésa parsá v-hu gerá lo yigár tamé hu lakhém.
      And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you.

References

Verb

טִמֵּא (timé)

  1. defective spelling of טימא.

Yiddish

Adjective

טמא (tome)

  1. ritually unclean
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