זָכָה (za.khah) means “to clean” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: zaw-kaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
זָכָה · za.khah · to clean
1) to be clean, be pure, be clear 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be clean, be pure 1a2) to be clear, be justified 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make clean, make pure, keep clean, keep pure 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to cleanse 1c2) to make yourself clean, purify oneself
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a primitive root (compare H2141 (זָכַךְ)); to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocent
KJV glosses: be (make) clean, cleanse, be clear, count pure.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| pure | 2 |
| and blameless | 1 |
| and cleanse yourselves | 1 |
| be pure | 1 |
| can i excuse | 1 |
| he should be pure | 1 |
| i have kept my heart pure | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| be clear | 1 |
| clean | 1 |
| cleanse | 1 |
| or how can he be clean | 1 |
| pure | 1 |
| that he should be clean | 1 |
| verily i have cleansed | 1 |
| you make you clean | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 8 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
Read word by wordHow then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
Read word by wordAgainst You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 51.6
Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
Read word by wordHow can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
Read word by wordWho can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
Read word by wordWash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
Read word by wordCan I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?
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