H2890 H2890
pure, clean; ceremonially acceptable, morally upright, or free from defilement
This common adjective means 'clean' or 'pure,' used in both ritual and moral senses. Ceremonially, it describes animals fit for sacrifice (Gen 7:2), ritually clean persons (Lev 7:19), or purified objects. Morally and metaphorically, it denotes purity of heart, speech, or motives. Habakkuk 1:13 asks why God's 'pure eyes' can look on evil. The term is central to Israel's holiness code, distinguishing the sacred from the profane, the acceptable from the defiled.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The construct form in Habakkuk 1:13—'You who are of purer eyes than to see evil'—uses ritual purity metaphorically. God's eyes are 'pure of' (unable to tolerate) wickedness. The adjective applies God's absolute holiness to his moral vision. Cross-language glosses—Spanish 'Puro-de,' French 'pur,' German transliterate—emphasize purity as freedom from contamination, whether ritual impurity or moral evil. 1×
AR["طاهِرُ"]·ben["শুদ্ধ-"]·DE["[טהור]"]·EN["pure-of"]·FR["pur"]·heb["טהור"]·HI["शुद्ध"]·ID["Terlalu-suci"]·IT["[טהור]"]·jav["Suci"]·KO["깨끗한-이시라"]·PT["puro"]·RU["чист"]·ES["Puro-de-"]·SW["safi"]·TR["Temiz"]·urd["پاک"]
Related Senses
H3548 1. priest, cultic officiant (750×)G5547 1. Christ, Messiah, Anointed One (540×)H5030 1. Prophet, divine spokesperson (317×)H5930a 1. burnt offering (sacrifice) (286×)H3881 1. Levites (priestly class) (283×)G4396 1. prophet, spokesperson of God (146×)H6944 1. sanctuary, holy place (129×)G0749 1. high priest, chief priest (123×)H6944 2. holiness, sacredness (abstract quality) (123×)G5330 1. Pharisee (99×)G4336 1. pray to God (86×)H6944 3. holy things, sacred offerings (plural) (86×)H3722a 1. make ritual atonement (Piel) (85×)H6912 1. bury (Qal active) (82×)H6419 1. pray (Hitpael) (80×)H6944 4. holiness (with possessive pronoun) (77×)H6942 1. sanctify, consecrate (Piel factitive) (76×)H2930a 1. Qal: be/become unclean (75×)H7819a 1. slaughter an animal (Qal active) (72×)H1486 1. lot (object cast for decisions) (71×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† טָהור adj. clean, pure;—m. abs. ט׳ Ex 25:11 + 68 times; טָהֹר Lv 11:47 + 4 times; cstr. טְהוֹר Hab 1:13; טְהָו֯ר Pr 22:11; טֳהָר־ Jb 17:9; f. טְהוֹרָה Mal 1:11 + 3 times; טְהֹרָה Gn 7:2 + 8 times; mpl. טְהוֹרִים Ez 36:25 Ezr 6:20; טְהֹרִים Pr 15:26; fpl. טְהֹרוֹת Lv 14:4 ψ 12:7;— 1. ceremonially clean, of animals Gn 7:2(×2), 8(×2); 8:20(×2) (all J), Lv 14:4 (P), 20:25(×2) (H), Dt 14:11, 20;…