Words the Bible translates as cleanse
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- ḥataחָטָאto purify, to cleanse from contamination
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- to sin, to do wrong: to fall short of what God or a relationship requires, incurring guilt
- katharizōκαθαρίζωto make clean: to remove what defiles a body, an object, or a person
- hagnizōἁγνίζωto purify: to wash away what defiles a person, so that nothing stands in the way of coming near to God
- bararבָּרַרto sift out the good from the bad, leaving what is pure, clean, or choice
- ekkathairōἐκκαθαίρωto cleansenot studied yet
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Every English meaning beginning with C is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.