Hebrew · H2891, H3548 · unreviewed

וְטִהֲרוֹ הַכֹּהֵן

To be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy) · literally one officiating , a priest ; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

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טָהֵר H2891 to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)

Pronunciation taher

Ranges from physical cleansing through ritual purity to moral innocence; fundamentally means freedom from contamination.

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כֹּהֵן H3548 literally one officiating , a priest ; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

Pronunciation kohen

One who stands before God in intermediary role; functionally defined by cultic action, not merely status.

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What does וְטִהֲרוֹ הַכֹּהֵן (wĕṭihărô hakkōhēn) mean in the Bible?

טָהֵר · כֹּהֵן is a Hebrew word meaning "to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)".

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Meaning

to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 12×

Imperfect Job 4:17 · Lev 15:13 · Lev 22:4 · Num 19:12 · Ezek 24:13 · Jer 13:27 · Lev 15:28 · Lev 16:30 9×

Perfect Ezek 24:13 · Lev 15:28 · Prov 20:9 3×

Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 4×

Perfect 2Chr 30:18 · Ezra 6:20 · Josh 22:17 3×

Participle active Neh 13:22 1×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 3×

Perfect 2Chr 29:18 1×

Imperfect Ezek 36:25 1×

Infinitive construct Ezek 39:12 1×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×

Participle passive Ezek 22:24 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 20 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 10 Perfect 7 Participle passive 1 Infinitive construct 1 Participle 1

Stem

Qal 12 Hithpael 4 Piel 3 Pual 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 9 Indicative 7 Indicative/cohortative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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