Strong's Lexicon: H2891 טָּהֵר

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2891
Word:	טָּהֵר
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	96
Transliteration:	taher
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	taw-hare'
Meaning:	1. (properly) to be bright 2. (by implication) to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated) 3. (Levitically) uncontaminated 4. (morally) innocent or holy
KJV Renderings:	be (make, make self, pronounce) clean, cleanse (self), purge, purify(-ier, self).

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טָהֵר verb be clean, pure (Arabic [untranscribed source text 2067], [untranscribed source text 2068] id.; Late Hebrew id., Pi`el make or declare ceremonially clean; Aramaic טְהַר emptiness, טִיהֲרָא brightness; Sabean טהר Hal⁶⁸²; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 2069] purify, wash oneself with water) —

Qal Perfect ׳ ט Lev 11:32 + 12 t.; 3 feminine singular טָֽהֲרָה Lev 12:7; Lev 15:28 טָהֵ֑רָה Lev 12:8 etc., + 5 t. Perfect;Imperfect יִטְהַר Lev 15:13; Job 4:17 etc., + 9 t. Imperfect;Imperative טְהָ֑ר 2Kgs 5:10; 2Kgs 5:13 —

1. be clean, i.e. (miraculously) freed from leprosy by washing in the Jordan 2Kgs 5:10; 2Kgs 5:12; 2Kgs 5:13; 2Kgs 5:14.

2. be clean ceremonially (only H P ), Lev 15:13; Lev 15:28 (twice in verse) ( P ), Lev 22:4 ( H ); by washing with water, the flesh Lev 22:7 ( H ); garments Lev 13:6; Lev 13:34; Lev 13:58; Num 31:24 (all P ); both flesh and garments Lev 17:5 ( H ), Lev 14:8 ; Lev 14:9 ; Lev 15:13; Num 19:19 (all P ); other articles Lev 11:32 ( P ); passing things through the fire Num 31:23 ( P ); offering sin-offerings Lev 12:7; Lev 12:8; Lev 14:20 ( P ); by the ceremony of the two birds Lev 14:53 ( P ); by ashes of red heifer Num 19:12 (twice in verse) ( P ).

3. be clean morally, of people, made clean by ׳ י's scattering clean water upon them Ezek 36:25 of Jerusalem, specifically made clean from idolatry, under figure of adultery Jer 13:27 also followed by מִן Ezek 24:13 (twice in verse) (purification by ׳ י); made clean מִכָּלחַֿטּאֹתֵיכֶם Lev 16:30 ( P ; by the sin-offering of the atonement day); also of the individual, be clean מֵחַטָּאוֺת Prov 20:9 (|| זכה); become clean by use of hyssop Ps 51:9 (|| אַלְבִּין ); more generally אִםמֵֿעשֵֹׁהוּ יִטְהַרגָּֿ֑בֶר Job 4:17 shall a man be more pure than his maker? (|| יִצְדָּ֑ק).

Pi`el Perfect טִהַר Lev 13:3 + 4 t.; suffix טִהֲרוֺ Lev 13:6 + 5 t.; 2 masculine singular טִהַרְתָּ Num 8:6; Num 8:15 etc. + 7 t. Perfect;Imperfect; יְטַהֵר 2Chr 34:5 etc. + 4 t. Imperfect;Imperative suffix טַהֲרֵנִי Ps 51:4 Infinitive construct טַהֵר Ezek 39:12 + 5 t.; suffix טַהֲרִי Ezek 36:33 etc. + 4 t. Infinitive;Participle מְטַחֵר Lev 14:11 ; Mal 3:3 — chiefly P ;

1. cleanse, purify:

a. physically, metals from dross Mal 3:3 land from corpses Ezek 39:12; Ezek 39:14; Ezek 39:16 heavens from clouds Job 37:21 temple from unclean things 2Chr 29:15; 2Chr 29:16; 2Chr 29:18 land and city from Asherim and images 2Chr 34:3 ; 2Chr 34:5; 2Chr 34:8 store-chambers of temple from household stuff Neh 13:9 priesthood by exclusion of alien blood Neh 13:30.

b. ceremonially, the altar of incense by the blood of the annual sin-offering Lev 16:19 ( P ); the people, gates, and wall (by some undefined ceremony) Neh 12:30 the altar of the court by the blood of sin-offerings Ezek 43:26 of consecration of Levites by מֵי חטאת Num 8:6; Num 8:7 ( P ), and חטאת Num 8:15 ; Num 8:21 ( P ).

c. morally Lev 16:30 ( P ), Ezek 37:23; Mal 3:3 מֵחַטָּאֹת Ps 51:4 מֵעונ(ותׅ Jer 33:8 ; Ezek 36:33 מִטּמא(ו)ת Ezek 24:13; Ezek 36:25.

2. pronounce clean, ceremonially Lev 13:6; Lev 13:13; Lev 13:17; Lev 13:23; Lev 12:28 ; Lev 13:34; Lev 13:37; Lev 13:59; Lev 14:7; Lev 14:48 (all P ).

3. perform the ceremony of cleansing Lev 14:11 ( P ).

Pu`al Perfect 3 masculine singular טֹהַר 1Sam 20:26 (so. read for ᵑ0 טהור ᵐ5 We Dr, he is not clean, because he hath not been cleansed); Participle אֶרֶץ לֹא מְטֹהָרָה a land not cleansed Ezek 22:24 (but ᵐ5 Hi Ew Co SS read a land not rained upon, see מטר ).

Hithpa`el Perfect 3 plural הִטָּֽהֲרוּ Ezra 6:20 הִטֶּהָ֑רוּ (Kö^{i. 271}) 2Chr 30:18; Num 8:7 1 plural הִטַּהַרְנוּ Josh 22:17 Imperfect יִטָּֽהֲרוּ Neh 12:30 Imperative הִטָּֽהֲרוּ Gen 35:2 Participle מִטַּהֵר Lev 14:7 + 11 t.; plural מִטַּהֲרִים Neh 13:22; Isa 66:17 — reflexive:

1. purify oneself:

a. ceremonially, especially in preparation for sacred duties Gen 35:2 ( R ), Num 8:7 ; 2Chr 30:18; Ezra 6:20; Neh 13:22 also for heathen mysteries Isa 66:17 of purifying priests, people, and wall Neh 12:30 (compare Pi`el 1.b.).

b. morally Josh 22:17 ( P ).

2. present oneself for purification, only participle הַמִּטַּהֵר the candidate for purification Lev 14:4 ; Lev 14:7; Lev 14:8; Lev 14:11; Lev 14:14; Lev 14:17; Lev 14:18; Lev 14:19; Lev 14:25; Lev 14:28; Lev 14:29; Lev 14:31 ( P ).

Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

טהר (tah-hehr’)

Leviticus 11:32

KJV: And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.

EHCC: 90 it shall be cleansed.

Leviticus 13:6

KJV: And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

EHCC: 34. wash his clothes, and be clean.

Leviticus 14:8

KJV: And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.

EHCC: that he may be clean:

Leviticus 15:13

KJV: And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.

EHCC: and shall be clean.

Leviticus 17:15

KJV: And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.that which died…: Heb. a carcase

EHCC: then shall he be clean.

Leviticus 31:23

EHCC: and it shall be clean:

2 Kings 5:12

KJV: Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.Abana: or, Amana

EHCC: wash in them, and be clean?

2 Kings 96:25

EHCC: and ye shall be clean:

1 Kings 5:10

KJV: So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.

EHCC: and thou shalt be clean.

1 Kings 16:90

EHCC: ye may be elean from all your sins

1 Kings 22:4

KJV: And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth–gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

EHCC: the holy things, until he be clean.

Jeremiah 13:27

KJV: I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?when…: Heb. after when yet?

EHCC: wilt thou not be made clean?

Nehemiah 13:30

KJV: Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;

EHCC: Thus cleansed 1 them

Genesis 24:13

KJV: Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:

EHCC: because I have purged thee,

Genesis 37:33

KJV: And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

EHCC: and will cleanse them:

Genesis 99:16

EHCC: Thus shall they cleanse the land.

Genesis 43:26

KJV: And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

EHCC: Seven days shall they purge the altar and

Leviticus 13:59

KJV: This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.

EHCC: t0 pronounce it clean,

Leviticus 16:30

KJV: For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord.

EHCC: an atonement for you, to cleanse

Numbers 8:7

KJV: And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.let them shave…: Heb. let them cause a razor to pass over, etc

EHCC: do unto them, to cleanse them:

2 Chronicles 29:15

KJV: And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord.by the words…: or, in the business of the Lord

EHCC: to cleanse the house of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 34:3

KJV: For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

EHCC: to purge Judah and Jerusalem

Psalms 51:2

KJV: Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

EHCC: (4).cleanse me from my sin.

2 Chronicles 34:5

KJV: And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

EHCC: and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 13:9

KJV: Have ye not cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.to consecrate…: Heb. to fill his hand

EHCC: 1 commanded, and they cleansed

Job 37:21

KJV: And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

EHCC: the wind passeth, and cleanseth them,

Ezekiel 36:25

KJV: Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

EHCC: from all your idols, will 7 cleanse you.

Leviticus 14:11

KJV: And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

EHCC: the priest that maketh (him) clean

Malachi 3:3

KJV: And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.

EHCC: refiner and purifier of silver:

Ezekiel 22:24

KJV: Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.

EHCC: the land that is not cleansed,

Numbers 8:7

KJV: And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.let them shave…: Heb. let them cause a razor to pass over, etc

EHCC: and (so) make themselves clean.

Joshua 22:17

KJV: Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord,

EHCC: from which we are not cleansed

2 Chronicles 30:18

KJV: For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord pardon every one

EHCC: had not cleansed themselves,

Genesis 35:2

KJV: Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:

Nehemiah 12:30

KJV: And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

EHCC: And the priests and the Levites puri;

Nehemiah 13:22

KJV: And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.greatness: or, multitude

EHCC: that they should cleanse themselves, (lit.

Isaiah 66:17

KJV: They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the Lord.behind…: or, one after another

EHCC: and purify themseloes in the gardens

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