To clean
זָכָהStrong’s H2135zakhah (za-khah)
Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Zakhah is the Hebrew word usually translated “have kept pure”, “pure” and “keep pure”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
“What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?”
Meaning
- To be clean, be pure, be clear(Qal) · (Piel) · (Hithpael)
How it's translated
- i have kept pure 2
- he will be pure 1
- will he be pure 1
- you will be pure 1
- will he keep pure 1
- cleanse yourselves 1
- will i be clear 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 3
- Job 2
- Proverbs 1
- Isaiah 1
- Micah 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Job 25:4How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
- Psalms 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.
- Psalms 73:13Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
- Psalms 119:9Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
- Proverbs 20:9Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
- Isaiah 1:16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Hebrew dictionary
זָכָה zakhah · to clean
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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “clean” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CLEAN, adjective
In a general sense, free from extraneous matter, or whatever is injurious or offensive; hence its signification depends on the nature and qualities of the substances to which it is applied.
- Free from dirt, or other foul matter; as clean water; a clean cup; a clean floor.
- Free from weeds or stones; as clean land; a clean garden or field.
- Free from knots or branches; as clean timber.
- Free from moral impurity; innocent.“Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?” Job 14:4
All definitions and other forms of “clean”
- Free from ceremonial defilement.; Leviticus 10:10Numbers 19:9
- Free from guilt; sanctified; holy. John 13:10Psalms 51:7
- That might be eaten by the Hebrews.; Genesis 7:2Genesis 8:20
- That might be used. Luke 11:39
- Free from a foul disease; cured of leprosy. 2 Kings 5:10
- Dextrous; adroit; not bungling; free from awkwardness; as a clean feat; a clean boxer.
- Free from infection; as a clean ship.
CLEAN, adverb
- Quite; perfectly; wholly; entirely; fully; indicating separation or complete removal of every part. Joshua 3:17Psalms 77:8
- Without miscarriage; dextrously.
CLEAN, verb transitive
To remove all foreign matter from; to separate from any thing whatever is extraneous to it, or whatever is foul, noxious, or offensive, as dirt or filth from the hands, body or clothes, foul matter from a vessel, weeds, shrubs and stones from a meadow; to purify. Thus, a house is cleaned by sweeping and washing; a field is cleaned by plowing and hoeing.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.