טָהֵר

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. (by implication)

KJV Usage

be (make, make self, pronounce) clean, cleanse (self), purge, purify(-ier, self).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be clean, be pure
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(piel)
• 4.(pual) to be cleansed, be pronounced clean
• 5.(hithpael)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ṭâhêr; Pronunciation: taw-hare'