2939. teem
Strong's Lexicon
teem: Uncleanness, impurity

Original Word: טִים
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: teem
Pronunciation: tehm
Phonetic Spelling: (teh-am')
Definition: Uncleanness, impurity
Meaning: to taste, to feed

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be unclean or impure.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint and the New Testament is "ἀκαθαρσία" (akatharsia), which also denotes impurity or uncleanness. This term appears in passages such as Ephesians 5:3, where believers are exhorted to avoid impurity.

Usage: The Hebrew word "teem" is used to denote a state of ritual or moral impurity. It is often associated with physical uncleanness that disqualifies individuals from participating in religious activities or entering sacred spaces. The term can also extend to moral impurity, reflecting a state of sinfulness or ethical defilement.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of purity was central to religious life. The Israelites were given specific laws in the Torah regarding cleanliness, which were meant to set them apart as a holy people. These laws covered various aspects of daily life, including diet, personal hygiene, and religious practices. Ritual impurity could result from contact with certain animals, bodily discharges, or corpses, and required specific purification rites. The emphasis on purity underscored the holiness of God and the need for His people to be clean in His presence.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to taam
Definition
to feed
NASB Translation
given to eat (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[טְעֵם] verb Pa`el feed (Pe`al properly taste, see Biblical Hebrew); — Imperfect3masculine plural, accusative of grass + ל person: יְמַעְ֑מוּן Daniel 4:22; Daniel 4:29, so (suffix person) יְטַעֲמוּנֵהּ Daniel 5:21.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
make to eat, feed

(Aramaic) corresponding to ta'am; to taste; causatively to feed -- make to eat, feed.

see HEBREW ta'am

Forms and Transliterations
בִּטְעֵ֣ם בטעם יְטַ֣עֲמוּנֵּ֔הּ יְטַֽעֲמ֗וּן יְטַעֲמ֔וּן יטעמון יטעמונה biṭ‘êm biṭ·‘êm bitEm yə·ṭa·‘ă·mūn yə·ṭa·‘ă·mūn·nêh yəṭa‘ămūn yəṭa‘ămūnnêh yetaaMun yeTaamunNeh
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Englishman's Concordance
Daniel 4:25
HEB: כְתוֹרִ֣ין ׀ לָ֣ךְ יְטַֽעֲמ֗וּן וּמִטַּ֤ל שְׁמַיָּא֙
NAS: of the field, and you be given grass
KJV: of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass
INT: grass cattle and you be given the dew of heaven

Daniel 4:32
HEB: כְתוֹרִין֙ לָ֣ךְ יְטַעֲמ֔וּן וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין
NAS: of the field. You will be given grass
KJV: of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass
INT: grass cattle will be given and seven of time

Daniel 5:2
HEB: בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞ר אֲמַ֣ר ׀ בִּטְעֵ֣ם חַמְרָ֗א לְהַיְתָיָה֙
INT: Belshazzar gave make to eat the wine to bring

Daniel 5:21
HEB: עִשְׂבָּ֤א כְתוֹרִין֙ יְטַ֣עֲמוּנֵּ֔הּ וּמִטַּ֥ל שְׁמַיָּ֖א
NAS: [was] with the wild donkeys. He was given grass
KJV: [was] with the wild asses: they fed him with grass
INT: grass cattle was given the dew of heaven

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2939
4 Occurrences


biṭ·‘êm — 1 Occ.
yə·ṭa·‘ă·mūn — 2 Occ.
yə·ṭa·‘ă·mūn·nêh — 1 Occ.
















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