The meaning of “דּוּחַ”
Understanding dûwach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cast out, purge, wash. - to thrust away - figuratively, to cleanse 1) to rinse, cleanse away by rinsing, cast out, purge...
דּוּחַ
cast out, purge, wash. - to thrust away - figuratively, to cleanse 1) to rinse, cleanse away by rinsing, cast out, purge, wash, washing 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to rinse 1a2) to cleanse (by washing) (fig.)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Chronicles 4:6 | “He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.” Word: דּוּחַ (dûwach) | |
| Isaiah 4:4 | “When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.” Word: דּוּחַ (dûwach) | |
| Jeremiah 51:34 | “Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.” Word: דּוּחַ (dûwach) | |
| Ezekiel 40:38 | “And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the gates, where they washed the burnt offering.” Word: דּוּחַ (dûwach) |
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