זָכָהzâkâh
be clear, clean, pure, always in moral sense
Pronunciation: zaw-kaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2135
Meanings
Qal
1. be clean, pure (Job 15:14; Job 25:4; Job 15:15)
2. be clear, be justified, = be regarded as just, righteous, of God (Psalms 51:6; Micah 6:11)
Pi`el: make or keep clean, pure (Psalms 73:13; Proverbs 20:9; Psalms 119:9)
Hithpa`el: make yourselves clean (Isaiah 1:16)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Job 15:14 Can any mortal be pure? Can anyone born of a woman be just?
- Job 25:4 How can a mortal be innocent before God? Can anyone born of a woman be pure?
- Psalms 51:4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.
- Psalms 73:13 Did I keep my heart pure for nothing? Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?
- Psalms 119:9 How can a young person stay pure? By obeying your word.
- Proverbs 20:9 Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart; I am pure and free from sin”?
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).