What does טָהֵר · כֹּהֵן mean in the Bible?
טָהֵר · כֹּהֵן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)".
Hebrew · H2891, H3548
וְטִהֲרוֹ הַכֹּהֵן
To be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy) · literally one officiating , a priest ; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
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טָהֵר H2891 to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)
Pronunciation taher
Ranges from physical cleansing through ritual purity to moral innocence; fundamentally means freedom from contamination.
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כֹּהֵן H3548 literally one officiating , a priest ; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
Pronunciation kohen
One who stands before God in intermediary role; functionally defined by cultic action, not merely status.
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What does וְטִהֲרוֹ הַכֹּהֵן (wĕṭihărô hakkōhēn) mean in the Bible?
טָהֵר · כֹּהֵן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2891, H3548?
H2891, H3548 is connected to 845 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)
Source Gloss
to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 20
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 12×
Imperfect Job 4:17 · Lev 15:13 · Lev 22:4 · Num 19:12 · Ezek 24:13 · Jer 13:27 · Lev 15:28 · Lev 16:30 9×
Perfect Ezek 24:13 · Lev 15:28 · Prov 20:9 3×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 4×
Perfect 2Chr 30:18 · Ezra 6:20 · Josh 22:17 3×
Participle active Neh 13:22 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 3×
Perfect 2Chr 29:18 1×
Imperfect Ezek 36:25 1×
Infinitive construct Ezek 39:12 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Participle passive Ezek 22:24 1×
Word Origins
וְטִהֲרוֹ הַכֹּהֵן is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain