What does זַךְ (zakĕ) mean in the Bible?
זַךְ (zakĕ) is a Hebrew word meaning "clear".
Hebrew · H2134
זַךְ
Clear
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זַךְ H2134
Pronunciation zakĕ
What does זַךְ (zakĕ) mean in the Bible?
זַךְ (zakĕ) is a Hebrew word meaning "clear".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2134?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include pure (3), is pure (2), [are] pure (1), am pure (1), and pure (1).
Where does זַךְ (zakĕ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 27:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (4), Proverbs (3), Exodus (2), Leviticus (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It pure 3× Exodus 27:20, Leviticus 24:2, Leviticus 24:7
is pure 2× Job 16:17, Proverbs 20:11
[are] pure 1× Proverbs 16:2
am pure 1× Job 33:9
and pure 1× Exodus 30:34
are pure 1× Job 8:6
of the innocent 1× Proverbs 21:8
sound 1× Job 11:4
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 27:20 זָ֛ךְ to pure Adjective - masculine singular Exodus 30:34 זַכָּ֑ה to and pure Adjective - feminine singular Leviticus 24:2 זָ֛ךְ to pure Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 24:7 זַכָּ֑ה to pure Adjective - feminine singular Job 8:6 זַ֥ךְ to are pure Adjective - masculine singular Job 11:4 זַ֣ךְ to sound Adjective - masculine singular Job 16:17 זַכָּֽה׃ to is pure Adjective - feminine singular Job 33:9 זַ֥ךְ to am pure Adjective - masculine singular Proverbs 16:2 זַ֣ךְ to [are] pure Adjective - masculine singular Proverbs 20:11 זַ֖ךְ to is pure Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 27:20
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 4
Exodus 2 Leviticus 2 Job 4 Proverbs 3
Source forms
זַ֥ךְ 2x zaḵ Job 8:6, Job 33:9
זַ֣ךְ 2x zaḵ Job 11:4, Proverbs 16:2
זָ֛ךְ 2x zāḵ Exodus 27:20, Leviticus 24:2
זַכָּ֑ה 2x zak·kāh Exodus 30:34, Leviticus 24:7
וְ֝זַ֗ךְ 1x wə·zaḵ Proverbs 21:8
זַ֖ךְ 1x zaḵ Proverbs 20:11
זַכָּֽה׃ 1x zak·kāh Job 16:17
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 7x Exodus 27:20, Leviticus 24:2, Job 8:6, Job 11:4
Adjective - feminine singular 3x Exodus 30:34, Leviticus 24:7, Job 16:17
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 21:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. clear
Source Gloss
clear
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
clear BDB: pure Usage: clean, pure.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Moral and spiritual purity of human motives and ways
Clarity and integrity demonstrated through a child's conduct and actions
Straightforward and upright behavior contrasted with devious conduct
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
זַךְ is built from this root:
זָכַךְ H2141
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain