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Lexicon :: Strong's H2889 - ṭâôr

Aa
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 [Psalm 51:10]; [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; 51:10

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 2 / 2 (Lev 24:6–Mal 1:11)

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:6 - Place the bread before the LORD on the pure gold table, and arrange the loaves in two rows, with six loaves in each row.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:28 - But if she has not defiled herself and is pure, then she will be unharmed and will still be able to have children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:13 - “But those who neglect to celebrate the Passover at the regular time, even though they are ceremonially clean and not away on a trip, will be cut off from the community of Israel. If they fail to present the LORD’s offering at the proper time, they will suffer the consequences of their guilt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:11 - “All the sacred offerings and special offerings presented to me when the Israelites lift them up before the altar also belong to you. I have given them to you and to your sons and daughters as your permanent share. Any member of your family who is ceremonially clean may eat of these offerings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:13 - All the first crops of their land that the people present to the LORD belong to you. Any member of your family who is ceremonially clean may eat this food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:9 - Then someone who is ceremonially clean will gather up the ashes of the heifer and deposit them in a purified place outside the camp. They will be kept there for the community of Israel to use in the water for the purification ceremony. This ceremony is performed for the removal of sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:18 - Then someone who is ceremonially clean must take a hyssop branch and dip it into the water. That person must sprinkle the water on the tent, on all the furnishings in the tent, and on the people who were in the tent; also on the person who touched a human bone, or touched someone who was killed or who died naturally, or touched a grave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:19 - On the third and seventh days the person who is ceremonially clean must sprinkle the water on those who are defiled. Then on the seventh day the people being cleansed must wash their clothes and bathe themselves, and that evening they will be cleansed of their defilement.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:15 - “But you may butcher your animals and eat their meat in any town whenever you want. You may freely eat the animals with which the LORD your God blesses you. All of you, whether ceremonially clean or unclean, may eat that meat, just as you now eat gazelle and deer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:22 - Anyone, whether ceremonially clean or unclean, may eat that meat, just as you do now with gazelle and deer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:11 - “You may eat any bird that is ceremonially clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:20 - But you may eat any winged bird or insect that is ceremonially clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:22 - Instead, use it for food for your family in your hometown. Anyone, whether ceremonially clean or unclean, may eat it, just as anyone may eat a gazelle or deer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:10 - “Any man who becomes ceremonially defiled because of a nocturnal emission must leave the camp and stay away all day.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:26 - Saul didn’t say anything about it that day, for he said to himself, “Something must have made David ceremonially unclean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:17 - David also designated the amount of gold for the solid gold meat hooks used to handle the sacrificial meat and for the basins, pitchers, and dishes, as well as the amount of silver for every dish.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:4 - The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet[fn] wide, running across the entire width of the Temple, and 30 feet[fn] high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:17 - Then the king made a huge throne, decorated with ivory and overlaid with pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:11 - They present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD every morning and evening. They place the Bread of the Presence on the holy table, and they light the gold lampstand every evening. We are following the instructions of the LORD our God, but you have abandoned him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:17 - Since many of the people had not purified themselves, the Levites had to slaughter their Passover lamb for them, to set them apart for the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:20 - The priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. So they slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the returned exiles, for their fellow priests, and for themselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:4 - Who can bring purity out of an impure person?
No one!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:19 - Precious peridot from Ethiopia[fn] cannot be exchanged for it.
It’s worth more than the purest gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:6 - The LORD’s promises are pure,
like silver refined in a furnace,
purified seven times over.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:9 - Reverence for the LORD is pure,
lasting forever.
The laws of the LORD are true;
each one is fair.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:10 - Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a loyal spirit within me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:26 - The LORD detests evil plans,
but he delights in pure words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:11 - Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech
will have the king as a friend.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:12 - They are pure in their own eyes,
but they are filthy and unwashed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:2 - The same destiny ultimately awaits everyone, whether righteous or wicked, good or bad,[fn] ceremonially clean or unclean, religious or irreligious. Good people receive the same treatment as sinners, and people who make promises to God are treated like people who don’t.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:20 - They will bring the remnant of your people back from every nation. They will bring them to my holy mountain in Jerusalem as an offering to the LORD. They will ride on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:26 - Your priests have violated my instructions and defiled my holy things. They make no distinction between what is holy and what is not. And they do not teach my people the difference between what is ceremonially clean and unclean. They disregard my Sabbath days so that I am dishonored among them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:25 - “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:23 - They will teach my people the difference between what is holy and what is common, what is ceremonially clean and unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:5 - Then I said, “They should also place a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean priestly turban on his head and dressed him in new clothes while the angel of the LORD stood by.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:11 - But my name is honored[fn] by people of other nations from morning till night. All around the world they offer[fn] sweet incense and pure offerings in honor of my name. For my name is great among the nations,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

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