2891 – טָהֵר (taher)

be pure

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	טָהֵר (taher)
Pronunciation:	ta-her    Listen
Gematria:	214(9 + 5 + 200)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root properly, to be bright ie (by implication)
Usage:	94 times in OT

Description

1) to be clean, be pure
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be clean (physically-of disease)
1a2) to be clean ceremonially
1a3) to purify, be clean morally, made clean
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to cleanse, purify
1b1a) physically
1b1b) ceremonially
1b1c) morally
1b2) to pronounce clean
1b3) to perform the ceremony of cleansing
1c) (Pual) to be cleansed, be pronounced clean
1d) (Hithpael)
1d1) to purify oneself
1d1a) ceremonially
1d1b) morally
1d2) to present oneself for purification

Word root

Word with taher as root:

טָהוֹר	tahor	H2889	pure
טְהוֹר	tehor	H2890	pureness
טֹ֫הַר	tohar	H2892a	purity

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word taher was translated to the following:

ἁγνίζω	hagnizo	G0048	purify
ἁγνισμός	hagnismos	G0049	purification
ἀκάθαρτος	akathartos	G0169	unclean
ἄμεμπτος	amemptos	G0273	blameless
βρέχω	brecho	G1026	rain
καθαρίζω	katharizo	G2511	cleanse
καθαρισμός	katharismos	G2512	cleansing
καθαρός	katharos	G2513	pure

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