זָכָה
zâkâh · zaw-kaw'
to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocent
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root (compare H2141 (זָכַךְ));
to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocent
- to be translucent
- figuratively, to be innocent
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be (make) clean, cleanse, be clear, count pure.
Letters
- זZayin7
Picture: a weapon, mattock or sword
- Concrete
- weapon · cutting tool · plough
- Extended
- to cut · to harvest · to sustain by cutting · food
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to cut, to sustain › the open hand that covers › to reveal, behold
To cut, to sustain of the open hand that covers that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of זָכָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- that he should be clean1 · 13%
- or how can he be clean1 · 13%
- and be clear1 · 13%
- verily i have cleansed1 · 13%
- cleanse1 · 13%
- clean1 · 13%
- you, make you clean1 · 13%
- shall i count them pure1 · 13%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.