H2135: זָכָה
zâkâh · pronounced zaw-kaw' · “to clean”
Definition
to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocent
KJV translates it as: be (make) clean, cleanse, be clear, count pure.
Word origin: a primitive root (compare H2141 (זָכַךְ));
Extended definition
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
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2135 is translated
- i have kept pure ×2
- he will be pure ×1
- will he be pure ×1
- you will be pure ×1
- will he keep pure ×1
- cleanse yourselves ×1
- will i be clear ×1
Bible verses with H2135 (zâkâh)
Zâkâh appears in 8 verses.
- Job 15:14
What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
- Job 25:4
How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
- Psalms 51:4
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
- Psalms 73:13
Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
- Psalms 119:9
ב BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
- Proverbs 20:9
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
- Isaiah 1:16
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
- Micah 6:11
Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?