Hebrew semantic domain

Clean

opposite Unclean

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Parent: SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-HEB-002001001

Advanced domain details

Domain ID: SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-HEB-002001001012
Source code: 002001001012
Level: 4
Scheme: UBS Hebrew Lexical Domains

Member senses (32)

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בֹּרcleanness
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= state in which something is free of dirt or things that are regarded as pollutants; ≈ often used figuratively to describe being free of guilt
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001151-01
בררto purify oneself
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= action by which humans carefully examine themselves in order to determine whether they are ceremonially clean and do whatever is needed to achieve to become clean
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001200-03
בררto cleanse, to polish
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= causative action by which humans carefully examine an object in order to determine whether it is clean and do whatever is needed to make sure that it is clean
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001200-04
דוחto wash, to cleanse
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= causative process by which someone uses water to remove dirt, stains, or any other impurity from an object
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001596-01
זקקto refine, to distil
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= process by which some element is purged of less pure elements
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002032-01
זקקrefined, pure, well-strained
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= process by which some element is purged of less pure elements
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002032-02
זרהto winnow
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= causative action by which humans throw grain into the air so that the wind will remove the chaff
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002039-03
חטאto purify oneself
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= action by which a human being performs the ritual of removing the state of guilt or uncleanness from oneself
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002204-09
חטאto cleanse, to purify
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= causative action by which a human being performs the ritual of removing the state of guilt or uncleanness from another person or object
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002204-10
חַטָּאתcleansing, purification
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= causative action by which a human being performs ritual of removing the state of guilt or uncleanness from a person or object
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002211-04
חנךto dedicate
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= causative action by which humans make a building or artifact ready for use, usually by a religious ceremony where it is devoted to a deity
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002385-01
חֲנֻכָּהdedication
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= action by which humans make a building or religious object ready for use ◄ usually by devoting it to a deity
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002386-01
טאטאto sweep
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= to clean a place by brushing away dirt and litter with the help of a broom
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002633-01
טָהֹורclean
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= state in which people, animals, or objects are considered free from contamination, ► as a result of which the people can interact socially with others and the objects can be put to normal use
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002654-02
טהרto be clean, to be ceremonially clean, to be ritually clean
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= state in which people or objects are considered free from contamination, ► as a result of which the people can interact socially with others and the objects can be put to normal use
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002655-03
טהרto purify, to cleanse
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= causative action by which a priest performs the rituals that are necessary ► for rendering people and places free from contamination, as a result of which the people can interact socially with others and the places can be put to normal use
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002655-04
טהרto pronounce (ceremonially) clean, to declare (ceremonially) clean
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= causative action by which a priest declares a person or object to be ceremonially clean; ► as a result of which the people can interact socially with others and the objects can be put to normal use
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002655-05
טהרto cleanse oneself, to purify oneself
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= process by which humans take the necessary steps to render themselves ceremonially pure
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002655-06
טֹהַרpurification
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= rituals that are necessary ► for rendering people and places free from contamination, as a result of which the people can interact socially with others and the places can be put to normal use
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002656-02
טָהֳרָהcleansing, purification
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= process by which people become free from contamination, ► as a result of which they can interact socially with others
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002657-01
טָהֳרָהpurification
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= rituals that are necessary ► for rendering people and places free from contamination, as a result of which the people can interact socially with others and the places can be put to normal use
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002657-02
כבסto wash oneself
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= action by which humans remove physical contamination from their bodies by dipping it in water, ≈ used figuratively to denote the removal of guilt
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003223-01
כבסto wash
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= action by which humans remove physical or ritual contamination from their body, or from objects, by dipping it in water
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003223-02
כפרto cleanse, to purify
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= causative action by which priests remove uncleanness from a sanctuary and its furnishings by performing the rituals that are required to achieve that, so that they can function again as they should
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003395-04
כפרto cleanse, to purify
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= causative action by which deities remove uncleanness and guilt from places and peoples
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003395-05
מחהto wipe
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= causative action by which humans clean or dry an object or body part by rubbing it with a cloth or with their hands; sometimes extended to refer to God; ≈ sometimes associated with destruction
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003840-01
מחהto erase, to blot out
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= causative action by which humans erase words from parchment or leather, either by scratching away the ink with a sharp implement or by washing it away with water
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003840-02
מרקto scour
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= causative action by which someone removes dirt from an object by rubbing it vigorously with a piece of cloth or something else
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004407-01
קדשׁto purify oneself
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= action by which humans perform the rituals that are necessary in order to be regarded by the law as being free from contamination, ► as a result of which they can participate in social and religious activities
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006361-07
רחץto take a bath, to bathe, to wash
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= causative action by which humans or animals wash (part of) their own body or someone else's body or another object, usually with water, ► in order to remove any dirt; ≈ the resulting cleanness often symbolizes ritual cleanness, innocence, or even holiness
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006733-01
רַחְצָהwashing
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= causative action by which humans wash an animal with water, ► in order to remove any dirt
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006735-01
שׁטףto wash, to rinse, to wash away
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to overflow; hence: = causative action by which humans use water to remove dirt from an object
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-007278-06