Quick Definition
to clean
Strong's Definition
to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocent
Derivation: a primitive root (compare H2141 (זָכַךְ));
KJV Usage: be (make) clean, cleanse, be clear, count pure.
TWOT Reference: 549
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
זָכָה
zâkâh
BDB 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
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root [compare H2141]; to be translucent
Same Word by TWOT Number: 549
Total KJV Occurrences: 8