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Lexicon :: Strong's H2889 - ṭâôr

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טָהוֹר
Transliteration
ṭâôr
Pronunciation
taw-hore'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 792d

Strong’s Definitions

טָהוֹר ṭâhôwr, taw-hore'; or טָהֹר ṭâhôr; from H2891; pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense):—clean, fair, pure(-ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 94x

The KJV translates Strong's H2889 in the following manner: clean (50x), pure (40x), fair (2x), purer (1x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 94x
The KJV translates Strong's H2889 in the following manner: clean (50x), pure (40x), fair (2x), purer (1x), variant (1x).

  1. pure, clean

    1. clean (ceremonially - of animals)

    2. pure (physically)

    3. pure, clean (morally, ethically)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טָהוֹר ṭâhôwr, taw-hore'; or טָהֹר ṭâhôr; from H2891; pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense):—clean, fair, pure(-ness).
STRONGS H2889: Abbreviations
† טָהוֺר adjective clean, pure; — masculine absolute ט׳ Exodus 25:11 + 68 times; טָהֹר Leviticus 11:47 + 4 times; construct טְהוֺר Habakkuk 1:13; טְהָו֯ר [H2890 Proverbs 22:11]; טֳהָרֿ [H2890 Job 17:9]; feminine טְהוֺרָה Malachi 1:11 + 3 times; טְהֹרָה Genesis 7:2 + 8 times; masculine plural טְהוֺרִים Ezekiel 36:25; Ezra 6:20; טְהֹרִים Proverbs 15:26; feminine plural טְהֹרוֺת Leviticus 14:4; Psalm 12:7; —
1. ceremonially clean, of animals Genesis 7:2 (twice in verse); Genesis 7:8 (twice in verse); Genesis 8:20 (twice in verse) (all J), Leviticus 14:4 (P), Leviticus 20:25 (twice in verse) (H), Deuteronomy 14:11, 20; places Leviticus 4:12; Leviticus 6:4; Leviticus 10:14; Leviticus 11:36; Numbers 19:9 (all P); things Leviticus 10:10; Leviticus 11:37, 47; Leviticus 14:57 (P), Ezekiel 22:26; Ezekiel 44:23; Isaiah 66:20; Malachi 1:11; persons Leviticus 7:19; Leviticus 13:13, 17, 37, 39, 40, 41; Leviticus 15:8; Numbers 5:28; Numbers 9:13; Numbers 18:11, 13; Numbers 19:9, 18, 19 (all P), Deuteronomy 12:15, 22; Deuteronomy 15:22; Deuteronomy 23:11; 1 Samuel 20:26a + see 1 Samuel 20:26b MT but read טֹהַר Pu., see טָהֵר, 2 Chronicles 30:17; Ezra 6:20.
2. physically pure: of gold זָהָב Exodus 25:11, 17, 24, 29, 31, 36, 38, 39; Exodus 28:14, 22, 36; Exodus 30:3; Exodus 37:2, 6, 11, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 26; Exodus 39:15, 25, 30 (all P), 1 Chronicles 28:17; 2 Chronicles 3:4; 9:17; כֶּתֶם Job 28:19; of water מַיִם Ezekiel 36:25; of incense קְטֹרֶת Exodus 30:35; Exodus 37:29 (P); of lamp stand מְנֹרָה Exodus 31:8; Exodus 39:37 (P), Leviticus 24:4 (H); of the table שֻׁלְחָן Leviticus 24:6 (H), 2 Chronicles 13:11; clean, of turban Zechariah 3:5 (twice in verse).
3. ethically pure, clean Proverbs 30:12; Ecclesiastes 9:2; Job 14:4; of heart Psalm 51:12; [H2890 Proverbs 22:11]; hands [H2890 Job 17:9]; eyes Habakkuk 1:13 (of God); words of men Proverbs 15:26; words of God Psalm 12:7; law of י׳ as object of reverential fear Psalm 19:10.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

7:2; 7:2; 7:8; 8:20

Exodus

25:11; 25:11; 25:17; 25:24; 25:29; 25:31; 25:36; 25:38; 25:39; 28:14; 28:22; 28:36; 30:3; 30:35; 31:8; 37:2; 37:6; 37:11; 37:16; 37:17; 37:22; 37:23; 37:24; 37:26; 37:29; 39:15; 39:25; 39:30; 39:37

Leviticus

4:12; 6:4; 7:19; 10:10; 10:14; 11:36; 11:37; 11:47; 11:47; 13:13; 13:17; 13:37; 13:39; 13:40; 13:41; 14:4; 14:4; 14:57; 15:8; 20:25; 24:4; 24:6

Numbers

5:28; 9:13; 18:11; 18:13; 19:9; 19:9; 19:18; 19:19

Deuteronomy

12:15; 12:22; 14:11; 14:20; 15:22; 23:11

1 Samuel

20:26; 20:26

1 Chronicles

28:17

2 Chronicles

3:4; 9:17; 13:11; 30:17

Ezra

6:20; 6:20

Job

14:4; 28:19

Psalms

12:7; 12:7; 19:10; 51:12

Proverbs

15:26; 15:26; 30:12

Ecclesiastes

9:2

Isaiah

66:20

Ezekiel

22:26; 36:25; 36:25; 44:23

Habakkuk

1:13; 1:13

Zechariah

3:5

Malachi

1:11; 1:11

H2889

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2889 matches the Hebrew טָהוֹר (ṭâôr),
which occurs 94 times in 86 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 7:2–Lev 24:4)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:2 - Take with you seven pairs—male and female—of each animal I have approved for eating and for sacrifice,[fn] and take one pair of each of the others.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:8 - With them were all the various kinds of animals—those approved for eating and for sacrifice and those that were not—along with all the birds and the small animals that scurry along the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:20 - Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and there he sacrificed as burnt offerings the animals and birds that had been approved for that purpose.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:11 - Overlay it inside and outside with pure gold, and run a molding of gold all around it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:17 - “Then make the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It must be 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:24 - Overlay it with pure gold and run a gold molding around the edge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:29 - Make special containers of pure gold for the table—bowls, pans, pitchers, and jars—to be used in pouring out liquid offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:31 - “Make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. Make the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece—the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:36 - The almond buds and branches must all be of one piece with the center stem, and they must be hammered from pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:38 - The lamp snuffers and trays must also be made of pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:39

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:39 - You will need seventy-five pounds[fn] of pure gold for the lampstand and its accessories.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:14 - then braid two cords of pure gold and attach them to the filigree settings on the shoulders of the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:22 - “To attach the chestpiece to the ephod, make braided cords of pure gold thread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:36 - “Next make a medallion of pure gold, and engrave it like a seal with these words: HOLY TO THE LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:3 - Overlay the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and run a gold molding around the entire altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:35 - Using the usual techniques of the incense maker, blend the spices together and sprinkle them with salt to produce a pure and holy incense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:8 - the table and its utensils;
the pure gold lampstand with all its accessories;
the incense altar;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:2 - He overlaid it inside and outside with pure gold, and he ran a molding of gold all around it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:6 - Then he made the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:11 - He overlaid it with pure gold and ran a gold molding around the edge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:16 - Then he made special containers of pure gold for the table—bowls, pans, jars, and pitchers—to be used in pouring out liquid offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:17 - Then Bezalel made the lampstand of pure, hammered gold. He made the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece—the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:22 - The almond buds and branches were all of one piece with the center stem, and they were hammered from pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:23 - He also made seven lamps for the lampstand, lamp snuffers, and trays, all of pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:24 - The entire lampstand, along with its accessories, was made from seventy-five pounds[fn] of pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:26 - He overlaid the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and he ran a gold molding around the entire altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:29 - Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:15 - To attach the chestpiece to the ephod, they made braided cords of pure gold thread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:25 - They also made bells of pure gold and placed them between the pomegranates along the hem of the robe,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:30 - Finally, they made the sacred medallion—the badge of holiness—of pure gold. They engraved it like a seal with these words: HOLY TO THE LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:37 - the pure gold lampstand with its symmetrical lamp cups, all its accessories, and the olive oil for lighting;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:12 - and carry it away to a place outside the camp that is ceremonially clean, the place where the ashes are dumped. There, on the ash heap, he will burn it on a wood fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:11 - Then he must take off these garments, change back into his regular clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place that is ceremonially clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:19 - “Meat that touches anything ceremonially unclean may not be eaten; it must be completely burned up. The rest of the meat may be eaten, but only by people who are ceremonially clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:10 - You must distinguish between what is sacred and what is common, between what is ceremonially unclean and what is clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:14 - But the breast and thigh that were lifted up as a special offering may be eaten in any place that is ceremonially clean. These parts have been given to you and your descendants as your portion of the peace offerings presented by the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:36 - “However, if the carcass of such an animal falls into a spring or a cistern, the water will still be clean. But anyone who touches the carcass will be defiled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:37 - If the carcass falls on seed grain to be planted in the field, the seed will still be considered clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:47 - By these instructions you will know what is unclean and clean, and which animals may be eaten and which may not be eaten.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:13 - When the priest examines the infected person and finds that the disease covers the entire body, he will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. Since the skin has turned completely white, the person is clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:17 - for another examination. If the affected areas have indeed turned white, the priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean by declaring, ‘You are clean!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:37 - But if the color of the scabby sore does not change and black hair has grown on it, it has healed. The priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:39 - the priest must examine the affected area. If he finds that the shiny patches are only pale white, this is a harmless skin rash, and the person is ceremonially clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:40 - “If a man loses his hair and his head becomes bald, he is still ceremonially clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:41 - And if he loses hair on his forehead, he simply has a bald forehead; he is still clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:4 - he will perform a purification ceremony, using two live birds that are ceremonially clean, a stick of cedar,[fn] some scarlet yarn, and a hyssop branch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:57

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:57 - This procedure will determine whether a person or object is ceremonially clean or unclean.
“These are the instructions regarding skin diseases and mildew.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:8 - If the man spits on you, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:25 - “You must therefore make a distinction between ceremonially clean and unclean animals, and between clean and unclean birds. You must not defile yourselves by eating any unclean animal or bird or creature that scurries along the ground. I have identified them as being unclean for you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:4 - Aaron and the priests must tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand continually in the LORD’s presence.

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