דּוּחַ
du.ach
to wash
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the data provided, the Hebrew word "du.ach" (Strong's number: H1740) means "to wash." This action is classified under the semantic domain of Physical Action, indicating that its primary focus is on the physical movement or process of washing. In its four occurrences in the Bible, "du.ach" likely refers to a tangible form of cleansing, such as washing clothes, bathing, or cleaning physical objects. Its usage implies a literal and immediate act of washing, free from any symbolic or metaphorical connotations. Given its straightforward definition and physical nature, "du.ach" holds practical significance in describing everyday activities that involve cleanliness and hygiene.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from within it, by the spirit of justice and by the spirit of burning.
Jeremiah 51:34“Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon has devoured me. He has crushed me. He has made me an empty vessel. He has, like a monster, swallowed me up. He has filled his mouth with my delicacies. He has cast me out.
Ezekiel 40:38A room with its door was by the posts at the gates. They washed the burnt offering there.
2 Chronicles 4:6He also made ten basins, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them. The things that belonged to the burnt offering were washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.