טָהֵר
taher (ṭāhēr)
/taw-HARE/
“to be clean, pure, cleanse, purge”
To be ritually pure, morally purged; gracious act of God purifying sinner's heart ('Create in me a clean heart', Psalm 51:10).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
cleansecleanpurifypurge
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: טָהֵר (to be clean, pure, cleanse, purge) -> G2511
Key Biblical Occurrences (7)
Foundational passages where טָהֵר (taher) carries significant theological or narrative weight.