Hebrew · H7364, G3068 · unreviewed

Rachats

To lave (the whole or a part of a thing) · to wash

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רָחַץ H7364 to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)

Pronunciation raḥătsū

Ritual cleansing of the body or its parts, often signifying removal of impurity or preparation for sacred service

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λούω G3068 to wash

Pronunciation loúō

Washing the whole body, distinct from νίπτω (parts) and πλύνω (garments); often ceremonial.

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What does rachats (rachats) mean in the Bible?

רָחַץ · λούω is a Hebrew word meaning "to wash or cleanse".

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Meaning

to wash or cleanse

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 20×

Imperfect Deut 23:12 · Lev 1:9 · Lev 1:13 · Lev 17:16 · Ps 58:11 · Deut 21:6 · Exod 30:20 · Exod 40:32 · 2Kgs 5:12 · Ps 26:6 10×

Perfect Isa 4:4 · Lev 8:21 · Lev 22:6 · 1Kgs 22:38 · Ezek 23:40 · Song 5:3 6×

Participle active 2Sam 11:2 · Song 5:12 2×

Sequential imperfect 2Kgs 5:13 · Isa 1:16 2×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 2×

Perfect Ezek 16:4 · Prov 30:12 2×

Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×

Perfect Job 9:30 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 23 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 10 Perfect 9 Imperative 2 Participle 2

Stem

Qal 20 Pual 2 Hithpael 1

Mood

Indicative 9 Indicative/jussive 8 Indicative/cohortative 2 Imperative 2

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)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 16 — The Gospel Enters Macedonia: Opened Hearts, Broken Chains, and Household Faith John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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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