Deuteronomy 14:7:19Deut.14.7.W19TAB
טְמֵאִ֥ים
temeim
“unclean”
- Transliteration
- te-me-IM
- Extended
- teh-meh-EEM
- IPA
- /təmeˈʔim/
Meaning by language
- English
- unclean
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
te-me-IM
- phraseyour reading level
te-me-IM HEM
- clause
ET-ha-ga-MAL ve-ET-ha-ar-NE-vet ve-ET-ha-sha-FAN KI-ma-a-LE ge-RAH heh-MAH u-par-SA LO hif-ri-SU te-me-IM HEM la-KHEM
- sentence
AKH ET-ZEH LO to-akh-LU mi-ma-a-LEI ha-ge-RAH u-mi-maf-ri-SEI ha-par-SA ha-se-su-AH ET-ha-ga-MAL ve-ET-ha-ar-NE-vet ve-ET-ha-sha-FAN KI-ma-a-LE ge-RAH heh-MAH u-par-SA LO hif-ri-SU te-me-IM HEM la-KHEM
Exegesis
The parallel structure of ṭəmēʾîm {טְמֵאִים | ṭəmēʾîm} ‘unclean’ with the pronoun hēm {הֵם | hēm} ‘they’ underscores ritual impurity. English reorders participles into active clauses and streamlines the dual criteria to maintain the Hebrew’s precise logical and theological emphasis.
Root and etymology
ט־מ־א
“to be unclean, defiled”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:7
However, of those that bring up the cud or of those that have a split hoof—you shall not eat these: the camel, the rabbit, and the hyrax —for although they bring up the cud, they do not split the hoof; they are unclean for you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:7:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Deuteronomy 14:7, so the Hebrew word טְמֵאִ֥ים (temeim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.14.7.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.7.W19.S1) and character.