Leviticus 11:4:16Lev.11.4.W16TAB
טָמֵ֥א
tameh
“unclean”
- Transliteration
- ta-MEH
- Extended
- tah-MEH
- IPA
- /t̪aˈmeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- unclean
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-MEH
- phraseyour reading level
ta-MEH HU
- clause
et-ha-ga-MAL ki-ma-a-LE ge-RAH HU u-par-SA ei-ne-NU maf-RIS ta-MEH HU 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 et-ha-ga-MAL ki-ma-a-LE ge-RAH HU u-par-SA ei-ne-NU maf-RIS ta-MEH HU la-KHEM
Exegesis
This structure places the positive quality before the disqualifying flaw, and the result clause tame hu lachem {טָמֵא ה֖וּא לָכֶֽם | ṭā-mēʾ hûʾ lā-ḥem} ‘it is unclean for you’ concludes the evaluation. The Hebrew participle constructs are rendered into English relative clauses to preserve legal parallelism and clarity.
Root and etymology
t-m-ʾtet–mem–aleph
“to be or become unclean”
In context — Leviticus 11:4
But of these you shall not eat those that chew the cud or those that split the hoof. The camel, because it chews the cud but its hoof is not split, is unclean for you.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 11:4:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Leviticus 11:4, so the Hebrew word טָמֵ֥א (tameh) 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 Lev.11.4.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.11.4.W16.S1) and character.