{"def":{"short":"to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)","long":["to be unclean, become unclean, become impure",["(Qal) to be or become unclean",["sexually","religiously","ceremonially"],"(Niphal)",["to defile oneself, be defiled",["sexually","by idolatry","ceremonially"],"to be regarded as unclean"],"(Piel)",["to defile",["sexually","religiously","ceremonially"],"to pronounce unclean, declare unclean (ceremonially)","to profane (God's name)"],"(Pual) to be defiled","(Hithpael) to be unclean","(Hothpael) to be defiled"]]},"deriv":"a primitive root","pronun":{"ipa":"t̪’ɔːˈmeʔ","ipa_mod":"tɑːˈmeʔ","sbl":"ṭāmēʾ","dic":"taw-MAY","dic_mod":"ta-MAY"}}