Lexicon :: Strong's H1740 - dûaḥ

דּוּחַ
Transliteration
dûaḥ
Pronunciation
doo'-akh
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 412

Strong’s Definitions

דּוּחַ dûwach, doo'-akh; a primitive root; to thrust away; figuratively, to cleanse:—cast out, purge, wash.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H1740 in the following manner: wash (2x), purge (1x), cast me out (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H1740 in the following manner: wash (2x), purge (1x), cast me out (1x).

  1. to rinse, cleanse away by rinsing, cast out, purge, wash, washing

    1. (Hiphil)

      1. to rinse

      2. to cleanse (by washing) (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דּוּחַ dûwach, doo'-akh; a primitive root; to thrust away; figuratively, to cleanse:—cast out, purge, wash.
STRONGS H1740: Abbreviations
† [דּוּחַ, דִּיחַ] verb rinse, cleanse away by rinsing, washing (Late Hebrew Hiph., Aramaic Aph`el id.; compare Assyrian dîḫu DlPr 177) —
Hiph. Perfect suffix הדיחנו Kt Jeremiah 51:34 Qr הֱדִיחָ֑נִי but read הִדִּיחני from נדח (Hi, compare Jeremiah 50:17); Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יָדִיחַ Isaiah 4:4; 3rd person masculine plural יָדִיחוּ 2 Chronicles 4:6 + Ezekiel 40:38 (Co conjecture הַקָּדִים); —
1. rinse, victims to be offered in sacrifice Ezekiel 40:38, so 2 Chronicles 4:6 (compare above)
2. figurative cleanse by washing Isaiah 4:4, of removing guilt.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Chronicles

4:6; 4:6

Isaiah

4:4; 4:4

Jeremiah

50:17; 51:34

Ezekiel

40:38; 40:38