לְ/טַהֵ֔ר
𐤋/𐤈𐤄𐤓
letaher
to-purify
a primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. (by implication); to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy); be (make, make self, pronounce) clean, cleanse (self), purge, purify(-ier, self).
2 Chronicles 34:3 · Word #16
Lexicon H2891
| Lemma | טָהֵר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤈𐤄𐤓 |
| Transliteration | ṭâhêr |
| Strong's | H2891 |
| In-context | to-purify |
Morphology HR/Vpc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
SIBI-P1 H2891-11
to make pure
| Root | טהר (ṭ-h-r) |
| Core Meanings | brightness, purity, cleanness, clarity, freedom from contamination |
| Semantic Range | to purify ceremonially; to cleanse from ritual impurity; to declare clean; to purge from defilement; to make morally innocent; to render clear or bright |
| Conceptual Significance | טהר is central to Israel’s ritual and moral framework, expressing the movement from impurity to restored fitness for divine presence. It bridges physical, ceremonial, and ethical domains, emphasizing that purity—understood as brightness and freedom from defilement—is essential for covenantal life before יהוה. |
| Morphological Notes | Piel infinitive construct with prefixed ל ("to/for"). The Piel stem expresses an intensive or factitive action—causing something to become pure or clean. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root טהר carries the core idea of brightness and purity, both physical and moral. In the Piel stem, the verb is intensive and factitive, meaning "to make pure" or "to purify." The prefixed ל marks the infinitive construct, so the faithful rendering preserves the verbal force as an infinitive while reflecting the causative-intensifying nuance of Piel. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root טהר (brightness, purity, cleanness, clarity, freedom from contamination)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2891-01 |
ataher | I will make pure |
H2889-01 |
batahor | on the pure one |
H2893-01 |
betahorato | in his purification |
Word Usage (95 occurrences of H2891)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 35:2 | וְ/הִֽטַּהֲר֔וּ | vehitaharu | and purify yourselves |
| Leviticus 11:32 | וְ/טָהֵֽר | vetaher | and it shall be clean |
| Leviticus 12:7 | וְ/טָהֲרָ֖ה | vetaharah | and she shall be clean |