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?
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