Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

In my humble opinion טמא TAME is a variant of the extra-biblical טמע 'include, dissolve,

embody, ensconce, conceal', namely, טומאה is something inherently ill concealed 

in an infected or contaminated body. It is also related to the טמה TAMAH of Lev. 11:43, the טמן TAMAN, 

'concealed', of Deut. 33:19, and also the אטם ATAM, 'sealed', as in Is. 33:15.

Appears to me that טהור TAHOR is 'clearly good, pure, guarded'. 

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Mar 24, 2013, at 1:29 AM, Yigal Levin wrote:

And what does Tameh mean?