Hebrew · H7364, H1320 · unreviewed

רָחַץ בְּשָׂרוֹ

To lave (the whole or a part of a thing) · flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man

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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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בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man

Pronunciation bāšār

Flesh as the vulnerable human body, emphasizing mortality, kinship, and bodily shame or nakedness.

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What does רָחַץ בְּשָׂרוֹ (rachats besaro) mean in the Bible?

רָחַץ · בָּשָׂר is a Hebrew word meaning "to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)".

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Meaning

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

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)

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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