8538. tummah
Strong's Lexicon
tummah: Uncleanness, impurity

Original Word: תֻּמְאָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: tummah
Pronunciation: too-maw'
Phonetic Spelling: (toom-maw')
Definition: Uncleanness, impurity
Meaning: innocence

Word Origin: Derived from the root תָּמֵא (tame'), meaning "to be unclean" or "to defile."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G167 (ἀκαθαρσία, akatharsia) - often translated as "uncleanness" or "impurity" in the New Testament, referring to moral or ceremonial impurity.

Usage: The term "tummah" refers to a state of ritual impurity or uncleanness in the Hebrew Bible. It is often associated with physical conditions, actions, or objects that render a person or thing ceremonially unclean according to the Mosaic Law. This state of impurity required specific purification rituals to restore cleanliness and allow participation in religious activities.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the concept of purity and impurity was central to religious life and practice. The laws concerning uncleanness were detailed in the Torah, particularly in the books of Leviticus and Numbers. These laws governed various aspects of daily life, including dietary restrictions, bodily discharges, skin diseases, and contact with dead bodies. The purpose of these laws was to maintain the holiness of the community and to distinguish the Israelites from other nations. Ritual purity was essential for worship and access to the tabernacle or temple.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from tamam
Definition
integrity
NASB Translation
integrity (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[תֻּמָּה] noun feminine integrity (late); — construct תֻּמַּת Proverbs 11:3; suffix תֻּמָּתִי Job 27:5; Job 31:6; תֻּמָּתֶ֑ךָ Job 2:9; תֻּמְּתוֺ Job 2:3.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
integrity

Feminine of tom; innocence -- integrity.

see HEBREW tom

Forms and Transliterations
בְּתֻמָּת֔וֹ בְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָ בתמתו בתמתך תֻּמַּ֣ת תֻּמָּתִ֣י תֻּמָּתִֽי׃ תמת תמתי תמתי׃ bə·ṯum·mā·ṯe·ḵā bə·ṯum·mā·ṯōw betummaTecha bəṯummāṯeḵā betummaTo bəṯummāṯōw tum·mā·ṯî tum·maṯ tumMat tummaṯ tummaTi tummāṯî
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Englishman's Concordance
Job 2:3
HEB: וְעֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙ מַחֲזִ֣יק בְּתֻמָּת֔וֹ וַתְּסִיתֵ֥נִי ב֖וֹ
NAS: holds fast his integrity, although you incited
KJV: and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst
INT: still holds his integrity incited to ruin

Job 2:9
HEB: עֹדְךָ֖ מַחֲזִ֣יק בְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָ בָּרֵ֥ךְ אֱלֹהִ֖ים
NAS: hold fast your integrity? Curse
KJV: unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse
INT: still hold integrity abundantly God

Job 27:5
HEB: לֹא־ אָסִ֖יר תֻּמָּתִ֣י מִמֶּֽנִּי׃
NAS: I will not put away my integrity from me.
KJV: I will not remove mine integrity from me.
INT: I will not put my integrity at

Job 31:6
HEB: וְיֵדַ֥ע אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ תֻּמָּתִֽי׃
NAS: And let God know my integrity.
KJV: that God may know mine integrity.
INT: know God my integrity

Proverbs 11:3
HEB: תֻּמַּ֣ת יְשָׁרִ֣ים תַּנְחֵ֑ם
NAS: The integrity of the upright
KJV: The integrity of the upright
INT: the integrity of the upright will guide

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8538
5 Occurrences


bə·ṯum·mā·ṯe·ḵā — 1 Occ.
bə·ṯum·mā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
tum·maṯ — 1 Occ.
tum·mā·ṯî — 2 Occ.
















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