Strong's Hebrew · H2135

זָכָה

zâkâh · zaw-kaw'

be (make) clean, cleanse, be clear, count pure.

Definition

to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocent

Derivation

a primitive root (compare H2141 (זָכַךְ));

Appears 8 times in Scripture

Job 25:4

How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?

Psalms 73:13

Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.

Proverbs 20:9

Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?

Psalms 51:4

Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.

Psalms 119:9

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.

Job 15:14

What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

Isaiah 1:16

Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!

Micah 6:11

Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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