וְ/טָהֵֽר
𐤅/𐤈𐤄𐤓
ṭâhêr
and he shall be clean
To be pure, clean, free from contamination or impurity. Refers both to ritual/ceremonial purity (particularly in relation to tabernacle/temple practice and concepts of sacred versus profane or unclean status), and to moral or ethical innocence. Can denote causing something or someone to become pure or clean — to purify, cleanse, or declare clean (ritually, physically, or morally). The term can indicate both the state of being clean and the process or act of making so, whether through ritual procedures or personal conduct.
Leviticus 14:9 · Word #26
Lexicon H2891
| Lemma | טָהֵר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤈𐤄𐤓 |
| Transliteration | ṭâhêr |
| Strong's | H2891 |
| Definition | To be pure, clean, free from contamination or impurity. Refers both to ritual/ceremonial purity (particularly in relation to tabernacle/temple practice and concepts of sacred versus profane or unclean status), and to moral or ethical innocence. Can denote causing something or someone to become pure or clean — to purify, cleanse, or declare clean (ritually, physically, or morally). The term can indicate both the state of being clean and the process or act of making so, whether through ritual procedures or personal conduct. |
Morphology HC/Vqq3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and he shall be clean |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2891-40
and he became pure
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential perfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple state or becoming of purity, not causation. As a 3rd person masculine singular sequential perfect, it is rendered "and he became pure," preserving both the stative sense of the root and the masculine singular subject. |
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