- Original: טמה - Transliteration: Tamah - Phonetic: taw-maw' - Definition: 1. (Niphal) to be stopped up a. to be regarded as unclean (metaplastic) - Origin: a collateral form of H2930 - TWOT entry: 810 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A collateral form of H2930 ; to be impure in a religious sense: - be defiled be reputed vile. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • vile, 1 Job 18:3