What does רָחַץ · מַיִם mean in the Bible?
רָחַץ · מַיִם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)".
Hebrew · H7364, H4325
רָחַץ בַּמַּיִם
To lave (the whole or a part of a thing) · water ; figuratively, juice ; by euphemism, urine , semen
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רָחַץ H7364 to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)
Pronunciation raḥătsū
Ritual cleansing of the body or its parts, often signifying removal of impurity or preparation for sacred service
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מַיִם H4325 water ; figuratively, juice ; by euphemism, urine , semen
Pronunciation mayim
Foundational necessity moving from literal substance to bodily fluids; water as life-sustaining element throughout OT narrative and metaphor.
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What does רָחַץ בַּמַּיִם (rachats bammayim) mean in the Bible?
רָחַץ · מַיִם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7364, H4325?
H7364, H4325 is connected to 654 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)
Source Gloss
to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)
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 3 Aligned forms 23
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 20×
Imperfect Deut 23:12 · Lev 1:9 · Lev 1:13 · Lev 17:16 · Ps 58:11 · Deut 21:6 · Exod 30:20 · Exod 40:32 · 2Kgs 5:12 · Ps 26:6 10×
Perfect Isa 4:4 · Lev 8:21 · Lev 22:6 · 1Kgs 22:38 · Ezek 23:40 · Song 5:3 6×
Participle active 2Sam 11:2 · Song 5:12 2×
Sequential imperfect 2Kgs 5:13 · Isa 1:16 2×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 2×
Perfect Ezek 16:4 · Prov 30:12 2×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×
Perfect Job 9:30 1×
Word Origins
רָחַץ בַּמַּיִם 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