Tame (טמא) means unclean in Hebrew.
It can also mean impure and unfit to eat. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
unclean, impure, unfit to eat
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tame.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שאינו טהור, מחולל.
- 2בעל־חיים אסור לאכילה לפי התורה.
וְאֶת-הַחֲזִיר כִּי-מַפְרִיס פַּרְסָה הוּא, וְשֹׁסַע שֶׁסַע פַּרְסָה, וְהוּא, גֵּרָה לֹא-יִגָּר; טָמֵא הוּא, לָכֶם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tame is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- טָמֵא
- Written without vowel points
- טמא
- Said
- tame
- Root
- ט־מ־א
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- טְמֵאִים
- Feminine form
- טְמֵאָה
- Inflections
- נ' טְמֵאָה, ר' טְמֵאִים
- Gematria
- 50
This is how Tame is said in other languages.
- English
- unclean, impure, unfit to eat
- Arabic
- نجس, غير حلال
These words mean the opposite of Tame.
- טהור
- כשר
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These words rhyme with Tame.
These words come before and after Tame in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tame.
What does Tame (טמא) mean in Hebrew?
Tame (טמא) means unclean, impure, and unfit to eat. It is said tame, with the stress on me.
What is the opposite of Tame (טמא)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tame (טמא) are טהור and כשר.
What rhymes with Tame (טמא)?
Words that rhyme with Tame (טמא) include דומה, צמא, רזומה, and גורמה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry טמא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.