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It is used to describe a state of innocence or righteousness, typically in relation to God's standards. The term can also imply being justified or declared righteous.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, purity and cleanliness were not only physical but also spiritual and moral concepts. The Law of Moses included numerous regulations about ritual purity, which were symbolic of the deeper moral and spiritual purity that God required from His people. The concept of being "zakah" was integral to maintaining a right relationship with God, as it denoted a state of being that aligned with His holiness.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to be clear, clean or pure<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>blameless (1), clean (1), cleansed (1), justify (1), keep his pure (1), kept my pure (1), make yourselves clean (1), pure (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">זָכָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>be clear, clean, pure</b></font>, always in moral sense (Assyrian <i><em>zakû</em></i> Zim<sup>BP</sup>; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">דְּכָא</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb026901.gif">, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb026902.gif">; compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb026903.gif"> <em>be bright</em> (of a fire), <em>pungent</em> (of an odour); <em>be acute, quick of mind</em>) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">יִזְכֶּה</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/15-14.htm">Job 15:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/25-4.htm">Job 25:4</a>; 2masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">תִּזְכֶּה</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/51-6.htm">Psalm 51:6</a>; 1singular interrogative <font class="hebrew2">הַאֶזְכֶּה</font> <a href="/interlinear/micah/6-11.htm">Micah 6:11</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>be clean, pure</em>, of man, in the sight of God, <a href="/interlinear/job/15-14.htm">Job 15:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/25-4.htm">Job 25:4</a> (in both "" <font class="hebrew2">יצדק</font>; compare also <font class="hebrew2">זַכּוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/15-15.htm">Job 15:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/25-5.htm">Job 25:5</a>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>be clear, be justified</em> = be regarded as just, righteous, of God, <a href="/interlinear/psalms/51-6.htm">Psalm 51:6</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">תצדק</font>), <a href="/interlinear/micah/6-11.htm">Micah 6:11</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pi`el</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>1singular <font class="hebrew2">זִכִּיתִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/73-13.htm">Psalm 73:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/20-9.htm">Proverbs 20:9</a>; <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">יְזַכֶּהֿ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-9.htm">Psalm 119:9</a>: — <em>make</em> or <em>keep clean, pure</em>, object <font class="hebrew2">לְבָבִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/73-13.htm">Psalm 73:13</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">אֶרְחַץ כַּמָּ֑י</font>), object <font class="hebrew2">לִבִּי</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/20-9.htm">Proverbs 20:9</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">טָהַרְתִּי</font>); object <font class="hebrew2">אֶתאָֿרְחוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-9.htm">Psalm 119:9</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hithpa`el</b></font> <em>Imperative</em> masculine plural <font class="hebrew2">הִזַּכּוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16</a> <em>make yourselves clean</em> ("" <font class="hebrew2">רַחֲצוּ</font>); — on form compare Ges<sup>§ 54</sup>, 2, b, Rem. Kö<sup>Lgb. i, 345, 534</sup> Sta<sup>§ 129 d</sup>. <p><font class="hebrew2">זְכוֺכִית</font> see below <font class="hebrew2">זכך</font>. below<br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>be make clean, cleanse, be clear, count pure <p>A primitive root (compare <a href="/hebrew/2141.htm">zakak</a>); to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocent -- be (make) clean, cleanse, be clear, count pure. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2141.htm">zakak</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הִזַּכּ֔וּ הַאֶזְכֶּ֖ה האזכה הזכו זִכִּ֣יתִי זכיתי יְזַכֶּה־ יִּ֝זְכֶּ֗ה יִזְכֶּ֑ה יזכה יזכה־ תִּזְכֶּ֥ה תזכה ha’ezkeh ha·’ez·keh haezKeh hiz·zak·kū hizzakKu hizzakkū tiz·keh tizkeh yə·zak·keh- yezakkeh yəzakkeh- yiz·keh yizkeh zik·kî·ṯî zikKiti zikkîṯî<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/15-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 15:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֱנ֥וֹשׁ כִּֽי־ <b> יִזְכֶּ֑ה </b> וְכִֽי־ יִ֝צְדַּ֗ק</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is man, <span class="itali">that he should be pure,</span> Or he who is born<br><a href="/kjvs/job/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> What [is] man, <span class="itali">that he should be clean?</span> and [he which is] born<br><a href="/interlinear/job/15-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is man for <span class="itali">should be pure</span> for should be righteous<p><b><a href="/text/job/25-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 25:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵ֑ל וּמַה־ <b> יִּ֝זְכֶּ֗ה </b> יְל֣וּד אִשָּֽׁה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Or how <span class="itali">can he be clean</span> who is born<br><a href="/kjvs/job/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with God? <span class="itali">or how can he be clean</span> [that is] born<br><a href="/interlinear/job/25-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> God How <span class="itali">he be clean</span> is born ess<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/51-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 51:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/51.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תִּצְדַּ֥ק בְּדָבְרֶ֗ךָ <b> תִּזְכֶּ֥ה </b> בְשָׁפְטֶֽךָ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/51.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> when You speak <span class="itali">And blameless</span> when You judge.<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/51.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> when thou speakest, <span class="itali">[and] be clear</span> when thou judgest.<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/51-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you are justified speak <span class="itali">and blameless</span> judge<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/73-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 73:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/73.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַךְ־ רִ֭יק <b> זִכִּ֣יתִי </b> לְבָבִ֑י וָאֶרְחַ֖ץ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/73.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in vain <span class="itali">I have kept</span> my heart<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/73.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Verily I have cleansed</span> my heart<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/73-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Surely vain <span class="itali">have kept</span> my heart And washed<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/119-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 119:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/119.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> בַּמֶּ֣ה <b> יְזַכֶּה־ </b> נַּ֭עַר אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/119.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> How can a young man <span class="itali">keep</span> his way pure?<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/119.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man <span class="itali">cleanse</span> his way?<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> How <span class="itali">keep</span> A young his way<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/20-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 20:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִֽי־ יֹ֭אמַר <b> זִכִּ֣יתִי </b> לִבִּ֑י טָ֝הַ֗רְתִּי</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> can say, <span class="itali">I have cleansed</span> my heart,<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I have made my heart <span class="itali">clean,</span> I am pure<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/20-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Who say <span class="itali">have cleansed</span> my heart I am pure<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 1:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> רַחֲצוּ֙ <b> הִזַּכּ֔וּ </b> הָסִ֛ירוּ רֹ֥עַ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Wash <span class="itali">yourselves, make yourselves clean;</span> Remove<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Wash <span class="itali">you, make you clean;</span> put away<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wash <span class="itali">make</span> Remove the evil<p><b><a href="/text/micah/6-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Micah 6:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/micah/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> הַאֶזְכֶּ֖ה </b> בְּמֹ֣אזְנֵי רֶ֑שַׁע</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/micah/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Can I justify</span> wicked scales<br><a href="/kjvs/micah/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Shall I count [them] pure</span> with the wicked<br><a href="/interlinear/micah/6-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">justify</span> scales wicked<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2135.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2135.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2135<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/haezkeh_2135.htm">ha·’ez·keh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hizzakku_2135.htm">hiz·zak·kū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tizkeh_2135.htm">tiz·keh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yezakkeh_2135.htm">yə·zak·keh- — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yizkeh_2135.htm">yiz·keh — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/zikkiti_2135.htm">zik·kî·ṯî — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/2134.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2134"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2134" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/2136.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2136"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2136" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>