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ṭumʾā טֻמְאָה ‘uncleanness’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ṭāmēʾ טָמֵא ‘to defile / uncleanness’
Roots: טמא

ṭumʾā n, f
1) uncleanness
 1a) sexual
 1b) of filthy mass
 1c) ethical and religious
 1d) ritual
 1e) local (of nations)

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 5:3, 7:21, 22:5, 16:16, 15:3, 15:25, 15:30, 14:19, 22:3, 7:20, 18:19, 16:19, 15:26, 15:31 Numbers 19:13, 5:19 Judges 13:7, 13:14 2 Samuel 11:4 Ezekiel 36:17, 36:29, 22:15, 24:13, 36:25, 39:24, 24:11 Zechariah 13:2 Lamentations 1:9 Ezra 6:21, 9:11 2 Chronicles 29:16

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