What does טְהוֹר mean in the Bible?
טְהוֹר is a Hebrew word meaning "purity".
Hebrew · H2890
טְהוֹר
Purity
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טְהוֹר H2890
What does טְהוֹר mean in the Bible?
טְהוֹר is a Hebrew word meaning "purity".
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How does the BSB render H2890?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include are too pure (1).
Where does טְהוֹר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Habakkuk 1:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Habakkuk (1).
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 are too pure 1× Habakkuk 1:13
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Usage map
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First aligned row Habakkuk 1:13
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Habakkuk 1
Source forms
טְה֤וֹר 1x ṭə·hō·wr Habakkuk 1:13
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular construct 1x Habakkuk 1:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. purity
Source Gloss
purity
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
purity BDB: clean Usage: pureness.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
טְהוֹר is built from this root:
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