the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Strong's #2891 - טָהֵר
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- Strong
- to be clean, be pure
- (Qal)
- to be clean (physically-of disease)
- to be clean ceremonially
- to purify, be clean morally, made clean
- (Piel)
- to cleanse, purify
- physically
- ceremonially
- morally
- to pronounce clean
- to perform the ceremony of cleansing
- to cleanse, purify
- (Pual) to be cleansed, be pronounced clean
- (Hithpael)
- to purify oneself
- ceremonially
- morally
- to present oneself for purification
- to purify oneself
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1204) ru (תהר ThR) AC: Contain CO: Wall AB: ?: The pictograph u is a picture of a basket or other container, the r is a picture of a man. Combined these mean "contain man". A wall that contains one for protection or as a jail.
A) ru (תהר ThR) AC: ? CO: Watch AB: ?
af1 ) erum (מתהרה MThRH) - I. Target:As aimed at. [df: arjm]II. Prison:A place watched and surrounded by walls. [df: arjm] KJV (16): mark, prison - Strongs: H4307 (מַטָּרָא)
fm ) iru (תהרי ThRY) - Fresh: Something that is moist. [Unknown connection to root] KJV (2): new, putrify - Strongs: H2961 (טָרִי)
C) rua (אתהר AThR) AC: Shut CO: ? AB: ?: The closing of the doors to the wall.
V) rua (אתהר AThR) - Shut: KJV (1): (vf: Paal) shut - Strongs: H332 (אָטַר)
Nm) rua (אתהר AThR) - Shut: Something that is not used such as the left hand. KJV (2): left - Strongs: H334 (אִטֵּר)
G) reu (תההר ThHR) AC: ? CO: Clean AB: ?: [Unknown connection to root]
V) reu (תההר ThHR) - Clean: KJV (94): (vf: Paal, Hitpael, Pual, Piel) clean, purify, purge, purifier - Strongs: H2891 (טָהֵר)
Nf1) ereu (תההרה ThHRH) - Cleansing: KJV (13): cleansing, purifying, purification, cleansed - Strongs: H2893 (טָהֳרָה)
cm) rfeu (תההור ThHWR) - Clean: KJV (96): clean, pure, fair - Strongs: H2889 (טָהֹר), H2890 (טְהוֹר)
gm) refu (תהוהר ThWHR) - Cleanness: KJV (4): purify, clearness, - Strongs: H2892 (טֹהַר)
J) rfu (תהור ThWR) AC: ? CO: Row AB: ?: As the wall as a row.
Nm) rfu (תהור ThWR) - I. Row: II. Range:A row of mountains. [Aramaic only] KJV (28): row, mountain - Strongs: H2905 (טוּר), H2906 (טוּר)
M) riu (תהיר ThYR) AC: ? CO: Village AB: ?: A place carefully watched over.
Nf1) eriu (תהירה ThYRH) - Village: KJV (7): castle, palace, row, habitation - Strongs: H2918 (טִירָה)
Adopted Roots:
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Perfect ׳ט Leviticus 11:32 12t.; 3 feminine singular טָֽהֲרָה Leviticus 12:7; Leviticus 15:28; טָהֵ֑רָה Leviticus 12:8 etc., + 5t. Perfect; Imperfect יִטְהַר Leviticus 15:13; Job 4:17 etc., + 9t. Imperfect; Imperative טְהָ֑ר 2 Kings 5:10,13; —
1 be clean, i.e. (miraculously) freed from leprosy by washing in the Jordan 2 Kings 5:10,12,13,14.
2 be clean ceremonially (only H P), Leviticus 15:13,28 (twice in verse) (P), Leviticus 22:4 (H); by washing with water, the flesh Leviticus 22:7 (H); garments Leviticus 13:6,34,58; Numbers 31:24 (all P); both flesh and garments Leviticus 17:5 (H), Leviticus 14:8,9; Leviticus 15:13; Numbers 19:19 (all P); other articles Leviticus 11:32 (P); passing things through the fire Numbers 31:23 (P); offering sin-offerings Leviticus 12:7,8; Leviticus 14:20 (P); by the ceremony of the two birds Leviticus 14:53 (P); by ashes of red heifer Numbers 19:12 (twice in verse) (P).
3 be clean morally, of people, made clean by ׳י s scattering clean water upon them Ezekiel 36:25; of Jerusalem, specifically made clean from idolatry, under figure of adultery Jeremiah 13:27; also followed by מִן Ezekiel 24:13 (twice in verse) (purification by ׳י); made clean מִכָּלחַֿטּאֹתֵיכֶם Leviticus 16:30 (P; by the sin-offering of the atonement day); also of the individual, be clean מֵחַטָּאוֺת Proverbs 20:9 ("" זכה); become clean by use of hyssop Psalm 51:9 ("" אַלְבִּין); more Generally אִםמֵֿעשֵֹׁהוּ יִטְהַרגָּֿ֑בֶר Job 4:17 shall a man be more pure than his maker? ("" יִצְדָּ֑ק).
Pi`el Perfect טִהַר Leviticus 13:3 4t.; suffix טִהֲרוֺ Leviticus 13:6 5t.; 2 masculine singular טִהַרְתָּ Numbers 8:6,15 etc. + 7t. Perfect; Imperfect; יְטַהֵר 2 Chronicles 34:5 etc. + 4t. Imperfect; Imperative suffix טַהֲרֵנִי Psalm 51:4; Infinitive construct טַהֵר Ezekiel 39:12 5t.; suffix טַהֲרִי Ezekiel 36:33 etc. + 4t. Infinitive; Participle מְטַחֵר Leviticus 14:11; Malachi 3:3; — chiefly P;
1 cleanse, purify:
a. physically, metals from dross Malachi 3:3; land from corpses Ezekiel 39:12,14,16; heavens from clouds Job 37:21; temple from unclean things 2 Chronicles 29:15,16,18; land and city from Asherim and images 2 Chronicles 34:3,5,8; store-chambers of temple from household stuff Nehemiah 13:9; priesthood by exclusion of alien blood Nehemiah 13:30.
b. ceremonially, the altar of incense by the blood of the annual sin-offering Leviticus 16:19 (P); the people, gates, and wall (by some undefined ceremony) Nehemiah 12:30; the altar of the court by the blood of sin-offerings Ezekiel 43:26; of consecration of Levites by מֵי חטאת Numbers 8:6,7 (P), and חטאת Numbers 8:15,21 (P).
c. morally Leviticus 16:30 (P), Ezekiel 37:23; Malachi 3:3; מֵחַטָּאֹת Psalm 51:4; מֵעונ(ותׅ Jeremiah 33:8; Ezekiel 36:33; מִטּמא(ו)ת Ezekiel 24:13; Ezekiel 36:25.
2 pronounce clean, ceremonially Leviticus 13:6; Leviticus 13:13; Leviticus 13:17; Leviticus 13:23; Leviticus 12:28; Leviticus 13:34,37,59; Leviticus 14:7,48 (all P).
3 perform the ceremony of cleansing Leviticus 14:11 (P).
Pu`al Perfect 3 masculine singular טֹהַר 1 Samuel 20:26 (so. read for ᵑ0טהור ᵐ5 We Dr, he is not clean, because he hath not been cleansed); Participle אֶרֶץ לֹאמְטֹהָרָה a land not cleansed Ezekiel 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) 2 Chronicles 30:18; Numbers 8:7; 1 plural הִטַּהַרְנוּ Joshua 22:17; Imperfect יִטָּֽהֲרוּ Nehemiah 12:30; Imperative הִטָּֽהֲרוּ Genesis 35:2; Participle מִטַּהֵר Leviticus 14:7 11t.; plural מִטַּהֲרִים Nehemiah 13:22; Isaiah 66:17; — reflexive:
1 purify oneself:
a. ceremonially, especially in preparation for sacred duties Genesis 35:2 (R), Numbers 8:7; 2 Chronicles 30:18; Ezra 6:20; Nehemiah 13:22; also for heathen mysteries Isaiah 66:17; of purifying priests, people, and wall Nehemiah 12:30 (compare Pi`el 1 b).
b. morally Joshua 22:17 (P).
2 present oneself for purification, only participle הַמִּטַּהֵר the candidate for purification Leviticus 14:4,7,8,11,14,17,18,19,25,28,29,31 (P).
טָהֵר fut. יִטֵהַר
(1) to shine, to be bright, like the kindred roots זָהַר, צָהַר. [“Syr. ܛܰܗܪܙܳ noon, Ch. טִיהֲרָא id.”] Hence טֹהַר No. 1, טֳהָר.
(2) to be, or to become clean, or pure
(a) in a physical sense (as opposed to the filth of leprosy), 2 Kings 5:12, 14 2 Kings 5:14.
(b) in a Levitical sense, opp. to טָמֵא Leviticus 11:32, 12:8 13:6, 34 Leviticus 13:34, 58 Leviticus 13:58.
(c) in a moral sense, Job 4:17; Proverbs 20:9. (Arab. طهر to be pure, clean, specially from the catamenia; cogn. ظهر to be manifest, to be conspicuous. Ethiop. አጥሀረ፡ to purify, to wash one’s self in water.)
Piel טִהַר, fut. יְטַהֵר
(1) to purify, to cleanse, [whether physically or Levitically, or spiritually,] as a land from dead bodies, Ezekiel 39:12, 16 Ezekiel 39:16 from the pollution of idols, Ezekiel 37:23 the temple from filth, 2 Chronicles 29:15, 16 2 Chronicles 29:16, 34:8 the sky from clouds, Job 37:21 men from sins, like metal from dross, Malachi 3:3.
(2) to declare some one or something clean
(a) in a Levitical sense, Levit. 13:6, seq.; 14:7 16:19.
(b) in a moral sense, Psalms 51:4.
Pual, to be cleansed [“part. fem.”], Ezekiel 22:24.
Hithpael הִטָּהֵר and הִטַּהֵר to cleanse one’s self, Genesis 35:2; Leviticus 14:4, seq.; Numbers 8:7; Ezra 6:20; Nehemiah 12:30, 13:22.
The derivatives follow, except טָהוֹר.