Yeshivish glossary term
tamei
טמא
Meaning
- ritually impure, masculine
Usage and context
A broad ritual-purity term with applications beyond taharas hamishpacha.
- Category
- family purity - status
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
Tamei is the masculine form of the ritual-impurity term.
Plain-English example
Tamei means ritually impure in halachic terminology.