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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #2135 - זָכָה

Transliteration

zâkâh

Phonetics

zaw-kaw'

Origin

a primitive root [compare (H2141)]

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

549

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to be clean, be pure, be clear
1. (Qal)
  1. to be clean, be pure
  2. to be clear, be justified
2. (Piel)
  1. to make clean, make pure, keep clean, keep pure
3. (Hithpael)
  1. to cleanse
  2. to make yourself clean, purify oneself

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 273 ‑ ἄμεμπτος (am'‑emp‑tos); 3528 ‑ νικάω (nik‑ah'‑o); 2513 ‑ καθαρός (kath‑ar‑os'); 53 ‑ ἁγνός (hag‑nos'); 1344 ‑ δικαιόω (dik‑ah‑yo'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (8)

Job 2

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

Micah 1

BSB (8)

Job 2

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

Micah 1

CSB (7)

Job 2

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

Micah 1

ESV (8)

Job 2

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

Micah 1

KJV (8)

Job 2

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

Micah 1

LEB (8)

Job 2

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

Micah 1

LSB (13)

Job 4

Psalms 5

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Micah 1

N95 (6)

Job 2

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 2

Micah 1

NAS (13)

Job 2

Psalms 5

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 2

Micah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (9)

Job 2

Psalms 4

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

Micah 1

ASV (8)

and be clear 1

clean 1

cleanse 1

have i cleansed 1

or how can he be clean 1

shall i be pure 1

that he should be clean 1

you, make you clean 1

BSB (8)

and blameless 1

and cleanse yourselves 1

be pure 1

can i excuse 1

he should be pure 1

i have kept my heart pure 1

pure 2

CSB (7)

be pure 1

blameless 1

cleanse yourselves 1

excuse 1

pure 1

purify 1

should be pure 1

ESV (8)

acquit 1

blameless 1

clean 2

pure 4

KJV (8)

clean 4

cleanse 1

cleansed 1

clear 1

pure 1

LEB (8)

can 1

he can be clean 1

i have kept 1

i have made 1

make yourselves clean 1

shall i regard as pure 1

will 1

you are blameless 1

LSB (13)

be 2

keep 1

kept 2

pure 6

purify 2

N95 (6)

clean 2

cleansed 1

justify 1

make 1

pure 1

NAS (13)

be 2

blameless 1

clean 1

cleansed 1

justify 1

keep 1

kept 1

make 1

pure 4

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (9)

and justified 1

be clean 1

i am clean 1

i have cleansed 1

pure 1

shall i be pure 1

that he should be clean 1

that you may be proved right 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1149) k z (זכ ZK) AC: Refine CO: ? AB: Pure: An oil or other substance that is clear and free of impurities.

A) k z (זכ ZK) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Pure

N^m ) k z (זכ ZK) - Pure: An oil or other substance that is free of impurities. Also a person without impurities. KJV (11): pure, clean - Strongs: H2134 (זַךְ)

r^f) f k z (זכו ZKW) - Innocence: One without impurities. [Aramaic only] KJV (1): innocency - Strongs: H2136 (זָכוּ)

B) k k z (זככ ZKK) AC: Refine CO: Crystal AB: ?

V) k k z (זככ ZKK) - Refine: To remove the impurities by washing or refining to make pure. [df: qqz] KJV (11): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Pual, Piel) clean, pure, refine, fine, purge - Strongs: H2141 (זָכַךְ), H2212 (זָקַק)

c^f4 ) t i k f k z (זכוכית ZKWKYT) - Crystal: A mineral without impurities. KJV (1): cyrstal - Strongs: H2137 (זְכוֹכִית)

H) e k z (זכה ZKH) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Pure

V) e k z (זכה ZKH) - Pure: To be without impurities. KJV (8): (vf: Paal, Hitpael, Piel) clean, clear, pure - Strongs: H2135 (זָכָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[זָכָה] verb be clear, clean, pure, always in moral sense (Assyrian zakû Zim^BP; Aramaic דְּכָא,

; compare Arabic

be bright (of a fire), pungent (of an odour); be acute, quick of mind) —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִזְכֶּה Job 15:14; Job 25:4; 2 masculine singular תִּזְכֶּה Psalm 51:6; 1 singular interrogative הַאֶזְכֶּה Micah 6:11; —

1 be clean, pure, of Prayer of Manasseh , in the sight of God, Job 15:14; Job 25:4 (in both "" יצדק; compare also זַכּוּ Job 15:15; Job 25:5).

2 be clear, be justified = be regarded as just, righteous, of God, Psalm 51:6 ("" תצדק), Micah 6:11.

Pi`el Perfect 1 singular זִכִּיתִי Psalm 73:13; Proverbs 20:9; Imperfect יְזַכֶּהֿ Psalm 119:9: — make or keep clean, pure, object לְבָבִי Psalm 73:13 ("" אֶרְחַץ כַּמָּ֑י), object לִבִּי Proverbs 20:9 ("" טָהַרְתִּי); object אֶתאָֿרְחוֺ Psalm 119:9.

Hithpa`el Imperative masculine plural הִזַּכּוּ Isaiah 1:16 make yourselves clean ("" רַחֲצוּ); — on form compare Ges^{§ 54}, 2, b, Rem. Kö^{Lgb. i, 345,534} Sta^{§ 129 d}.

זְכוֺכִית see below זכך. below

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

זָכָה i.q. זָכַךְ [fut. יִזְכֶּה], to be pure (always in a moral sense), Job 15:14, 25:4 Psalms 51:6; Micah 6:11. (Arab. زكا, Syr. ܕܟܐ and ܙܟܐܳ id. The Greek ἅγιος, ἁγνός, and probably also the Lat. sacer, sancio, transp. castus, are from the same stock.)

Piel, to make pure, to cleanse, e.g. the course of life, the soul, Psalms 73:13; Proverbs 20:9. Psalms 119:9, בַּמֶּה־יְזַכֶּה נַעַר אֶת־אָרְחוֹ “how shall a young man cleanse his way?” i.e. maintain purity of life?

Hithpael הִזַּכָּה for הִתְזַכָּה to cleanse himself, Isaiah 1:16. [The accent shews that this is not Niph. of זָכַךְ. See Thes.]

[Derivative, זָכוּ.]

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List of Word Forms

הִזַּכּ֔וּ הַאֶזְכֶּ֖ה האזכה הזכו זִכִּ֣יתִי זכיתי יְזַכֶּה־ יִּ֝זְכֶּ֗ה יִזְכֶּ֑ה יזכה יזכה־ תִּזְכֶּ֥ה תזכה ha’ezkeh ha·’ez·keh haezKeh hiz·zak·kū hizzakKu hizzakkū tiz·keh tizkeh yə·zak·keh- yezakkeh yəzakkeh- yiz·keh yizkeh zik·kî·ṯî zikKiti zikkîṯî