רָחַץrâchats
wash, wash off, away, bathe
Pronunciation: raw-khats' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7364
Meanings
Qal
1. wash, (with water) (Genesis 18:4; Genesis 19:2; Genesis 24:32)
2. wash, bathe, (oneself) (Exodus 2:5; 2 Samuel 11:2; 2 Samuel 12:20)
Pu`al: be washed (Proverbs 30:12; Ezekiel 16:4)
Hithpa`el: washed myself (Job 9:30)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 72 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 18:4 Rest in the shade of this tree while water is brought to wash your feet.
- Genesis 19:2 “My lords,” he said, “come to my home to wash your feet, and be my guests for the night. You may then get up early in the morning and be on your way again.” “Oh no,” they replied. “We’ll just spend the night out here in the city square.”
- Genesis 24:32 So the man went home with Laban, and Laban unloaded the camels, gave him straw for their bedding, fed them, and provided water for the man and the camel drivers to wash their feet.
- Genesis 43:24 The manager then led the men into Joseph’s palace. He gave them water to wash their feet and provided food for their donkeys.
- Genesis 43:31 After washing his face, he came back out, keeping himself under control. Then he ordered, “Bring out the food!”
- Exodus 2:5 Soon Pharaoh’s daughter came down to bathe in the river, and her attendants walked along the riverbank. When the princess saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it for her.
See every passage
- Genesis 18:4, 19:2, 24:32, 43:24, 43:31
- Exodus 2:5, 29:4, 29:17, 30:18, 30:19, 30:20, 30:21, 40:12, 40:30, 40:31, 40:32
- Leviticus 1:9, 1:13, 8:6, 8:21, 9:14, 14:8, 14:9, 15:5, 15:6, 15:7, 15:8, 15:10, 15:11, 15:13, 15:16, 15:18, 15:21, 15:22, 15:27, 16:4, 16:24, 16:26, 16:28, 17:15, 17:16, 22:6
- Numbers 19:7, 19:8, 19:19
- Deuteronomy 21:6, 23:11
- Judges 19:21
- Ruth 3:3
- 1 Samuel 25:41
- 2 Samuel 11:2, 11:8, 12:20
- 1 Kings 22:38
- 2 Kings 5:10, 5:12, 5:13
- 2 Chronicles 4:6
- Job 9:30, 29:6
- Psalms 26:6, 58:10, 73:13
- Proverbs 30:12
- Song of Solomon 5:3, 5:12
- Isaiah 1:16, 4:4
- Ezekiel 16:4, 16:9, 23:40
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).