Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
purifying
Usage: 1) purifying, cleansing, purification, purity, cleanness 1a) purifying, menstruation 1b) cleansing, purification
Strong's Number
H2893
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
14
Books
6
Strong's H2893 Quick Answer
Strong's H2893 טָּהֳרָה (tohorah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tohorah (toh-or-aw') n-f. 1. ceremonial purification 2. moral purity It has 14 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include cleansing, cleansed, and purification. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- tohorah (toh-or-aw') n-f. 1. ceremonial purification 2. moral purity
- Usage
- 14 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- cleansing, cleansed, and purification
Meaning and Definition
tohorah (toh-or-aw') n-f. 1. ceremonial purification 2. moral purity [feminine of H2892] KJV: X is cleansed, cleansing, purification(-fying). Root(s): H2892
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2893. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2893 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tohorah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H2893 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2893 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2893 in the Old Testament
14 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
Usage Excerpts
First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2893.
And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again.
But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing;
This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest:
And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the LORD.
This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing.
And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.
And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.
Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;
That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.
And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2893, grouped by book.
Leviticus 9 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2893 FAQ
What does tohorah (טׇהֳרָה) mean?
Tohorah (Strong's H2893) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "cleansing". tohorah (toh-or-aw') n-f. 1. ceremonial purification 2. moral purity
How many times is tohorah (טׇהֳרָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's H2893 across 6 books.
Where can I study tohorah (טׇהֳרָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2893 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate tohorah (טׇהֳרָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as cleansing, cleansed, and purification. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.