לְ/טַהֵ֥ר
𐤋/𐤈𐤄𐤓
ṭâhêr
to purge
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.
2 Chronicles 34:8 · Word #5
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 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 ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to purge |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2891-11
to purify
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/causative), infinitive construct with prefixed ל indicating purpose or result. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem gives an intensive/causative sense, indicating the act of making something pure or clean. As an infinitive construct with prefixed ל, it expresses the purpose or action "to purify," preserving the root’s core idea of removing impurity. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to purify
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 matches the infinitive intention for the start of the action, and the lexical sense is correct in context. |