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זָכָה zâkâh — to be translucent
pronounced zaw-kaw' · Strong's H2135 · 8 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 3 stems: Qal (Pa'al), Pi'el, Hitpa'el
Translated in the KJV as be clean, cleanse, be clear, count pure.
a primitive root (compare H2141); to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocent.
zâkâh in each stem
Qal (Pa'al) 4×
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Imperfect (yiqtol) 4
יִזְכֶּ֑הJob 15:14Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular
What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? (KJV)
יִּ֝זְכֶּ֗הJob 25:4Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular
How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? (KJV)
תִּזְכֶּ֥הPs 51:6Imperfect (yiqtol), 2nd person masculine singular
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. (KJV)
Pi'el 3×
Intensive · active — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it
Perfect (qatal) 2Imperfect (yiqtol) 1
זִכִּ֣יתִיPs 73:13Perfect (qatal), 1st person common singular
Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. (KJV)
יְזַכֶּהPs 119:9Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. (KJV)
זִכִּ֣יתִיProv 20:9Perfect (qatal), 1st person common singular
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? (KJV)
Hitpa'el 1×
Intensive · reflexive — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it to or for themselves
Imperative 1
הִזַּכּ֔וּIsa 1:16Imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; (KJV)
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›
In the app, tap any Hebrew verb while reading: its root, stem and form are named, the letters of the word itself are coloured to show which is which, and the stem's meaning is put in plain English. zâkâh in the lexicon ›
Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.
