Hebrew - English Dictionary
H2891 - Purge
| Strong's No.: | H2891 |
| Hebrew: | טָהֵר |
| Transliteration: | ṭâhêr |
| Phonetic: | taw-hare' |
| Word Origin: | A primitive root |
| Bible Usage: | be ({make} make {self} pronounce) {clean} cleanse ({self}) {purge} purify ({-ier} self). |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | properly to be bright; that {is} (by implication) to be pure (physically {sound} clear: unadulterated; Levitically uncontaminated; morally innocent or holy) |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. to be clean, be pure a. (Qal) 1. to be clean (physically - of disease) 2. to be clean ceremonially 3. to purify, be clean morally, made clean b. (Piel) 1. to cleanse, purify 1b c. physically 1b d. ceremonially 1b e. morally 1. to pronounce clean 2. to perform the ceremony of cleansing f. (Pual) to be cleansed, be pronounced clean g. (Hithpael) 1. to purify oneself 1d h. ceremonially 1d i. morally 1. to present oneself for purification |
| Bible References:
Purge |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
clean ( 40 )
cleanse ( 15 )
cleansed ( 22 )
cleanseth ( 1 )
pure ( 2 )
purge ( 1 )
purged ( 4 )
purified ( 2 )
purifier ( 1 )
purify ( 2 )
themselves ( 4 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.