Zakhah זָכָה
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| זָכָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | zakhah |
| Strong's number | H2135 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to clean |
| Occurrences | 8 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (3) |
Zakhah (Hebrew זָכָה, Strong's H2135) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to clean”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to be clean, be pure, be clear
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be clean, be pure
1a2) to be clear, be justified
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to make clean, make pure, keep clean, keep pure
1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to cleanse
1c2) to make yourself clean, purify oneself
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be clean, be pure
1a2) to be clear, be justified
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to make clean, make pure, keep clean, keep pure
1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to cleanse
1c2) to make yourself clean, purify oneself
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | clean (4), clear (1), cleansed (1), cleanse (1), pure (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | pure (2), he should be pure (1), be pure (1), blameless (1), i have kept my heart pure (1), cleanse yourselves (1), can i excuse (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Zakhah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 15:14What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
- Job 25:4How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
Psalms
- Psalm 51:4Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
- Psalm 73:13Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
- Psalm 119:9Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 20:9Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
Isaiah
- Isaiah 1:16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
Micah
- Micah 6:11Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).