1. to be unclean, become unclean, become impure
1) (Qal) to be or become unclean 1a1. sexually 1a2. religiously 1a3. ceremonially 2) (Niphal) 1b1. to defile oneself, be defiled 1b 1) sexually 1b 2) by idolatry 1b 3) ceremonially 1b2. to be regarded as unclean 3) (Piel) 1c1. to defile 1c 1) sexually 1c 2) religiously 1c 3) ceremonially 1c2. to pronounce unclean, declare unclean (ceremonially) 1c3. to profane (God's name) 4) (Pual) to be defiled 5) (Hithpael) to be unclean 6) (Hothpael) to be defiled |