Strong's Lexicon

H2141

H2141 — זָכַך

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewzakakverb-stemOccurrences: 4TWOT: 550

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2141
Word:	זָכַך
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	4
Transliteration:	zakak
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	zaw-kak'
Meaning:	1. to be transparent or clean (phys. or morally)
KJV Renderings:	be (make) clean, be pure(-r).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB2350

[זָכַךְ] verb be bright, clean, pure (kindred with foregoing. Only Lamentations, Job) —

Qal Perfect only 3 masculine plural זַכּ֫וּ; —

1. be right, shining, figurative of splendour of nobles נְזִירִים מִשֶּׁלֶג ׳ ז Lam 4:7 (|| מֵחָלָב צַחוּ).

2. be clean, pure in God's sight, of heavens Job 15:15, of stars Job 25:5 (|| יַאֲהִיל of moon; compare also יִזְכֶּה Job 15:14; Job 25:4).

Hiph`il cleanse, only Perfect 1 singular וַהֲזִכּוֺתִי בְּבֹר כַּפָּֽי׃ Job 9:30, figurative of making morally spotless (|| הִתְרָחַצְתִּי).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

זכך (zāh-chach’)

Lamentations 4:7

KJV: Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:

EHCC: Her Nazarites were purer than snow,

Job 9:30

KJV: If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;

EHCC: and make my hands never so clean ;