Unclean

In Leviticus, unclean (Hebrew tame’) names a state of ritual impurity, not a moral fault — its usual causes are the body’s own processes (birth, illness, discharge, contact with death), and it is never listed among the sins (Lev 16:16). Its remedy is washing and waiting — purification, not forgiveness (Lev 15:31).

See also: What He Was Willing to Touch.