Definition
a primitive root; to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)
Traditional renderings: bathe (self), wash (self).
Traditional renderings: bathe (self), wash (self).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
72 total
- Genesis 18:4וְרַחֲצ֖וּ · that you may washLet a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
- Genesis 19:2וְרַחֲצ֣וּ · wash…and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”
- Genesis 24:32לִרְחֹ֣ץ · to washSo the man came to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and feed were brought to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of his companions.
- Genesis 43:24וַיִּרְחֲצ֣וּ · to washAnd the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.
- Genesis 43:31וַיִּרְחַ֥ץ · Then he washedThen he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.”
- Exodus 2:5לִרְחֹ֣ץ · to batheSoon the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the Nile, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maidservant to retrieve it.
- Exodus 29:4וְרָחַצְתָּ֥ · and washThen present Aaron and his sons at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.
- Exodus 29:17וְרָחַצְתָּ֤ · washCut the ram into pieces, wash the entrails and legs, and place them with its head and other pieces.
- Exodus 30:18לְרָחְצָ֑ה · for washing“You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it,
- Exodus 30:19וְרָחֲצ֛וּ · are to wash…with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet.
- Exodus 30:20יִרְחֲצוּ־ · they must washWhenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.
- Exodus 30:21וְרָחֲצ֛וּ · Thus they are to washThus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”
- Exodus 40:12וְרָחַצְתָּ֥ · and washThen bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.
- Exodus 40:30לְרָחְצָֽה׃ · for washingHe placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing;
- Exodus 40:31וְרָחֲצ֣וּ · washed…and from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet.
- Exodus 40:32יִרְחָ֑צוּ · They washedThey washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Leviticus 1:9יִרְחַ֣ץ · must be washedThe entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 1:13יִרְחַ֣ץ · must be washedThe entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall present all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 8:6וַיִּרְחַ֥ץ · and washedThen Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
- Leviticus 8:21רָחַ֣ץ · He washedHe washed the entrails and legs with water and burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Leviticus 9:14וַיִּרְחַ֥ץ · He washedHe washed the entrails and the legs and burned them atop the burnt offering on the altar.
- Leviticus 14:8וְרָחַ֤ץ · and batheThe one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.
- Leviticus 14:9וְרָחַ֧ץ · and batheOn the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.
- Leviticus 15:5וְרָחַ֥ץ · and batheAnyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 15:6וְרָחַ֥ץ · and batheWhoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 15:7וְרָחַ֥ץ · and batheWhoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 15:8וְרָחַ֥ץ · and batheIf the man with the discharge spits on one who is clean, that person must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 15:10וְרָחַ֥ץ · and batheWhoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and whoever carries such things must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 15:11וְרָחַ֥ץ · and batheIf the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands with water, the one who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 15:13וְרָחַ֧ץ · and batheWhen the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.
- Leviticus 15:16וְרָחַ֥ץ · he must batheWhen a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 15:18וְרָחֲצ֣וּ · both must batheIf a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 15:21וְרָחַ֥ץ · and bathe…and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 15:22וְרָחַ֥ץ · and batheWhoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 15:27וְרָחַ֥ץ · and batheAnyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 16:4וְרָחַ֥ץ · and he must batheHe is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.
- Leviticus 16:24וְרָחַ֨ץ · He is to batheHe is to bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make atonement for himself and for the people.
- Leviticus 16:26וְרָחַ֥ץ · and batheThe man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.
- Leviticus 16:28וְרָחַ֥ץ · and batheThe one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.
- Leviticus 17:15וְרָחַ֥ץ · and batheAnd any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
- Leviticus 17:16יִרְחָ֑ץ · his clothes and batheBut if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, then he shall bear his iniquity.”
- Leviticus 22:6רָחַ֥ץ · he has bathed…the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.
- Numbers 19:7וְרָחַ֤ץ · and batheThen the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening.
- Numbers 19:8וְרָחַ֥ץ · and batheThe one who burned the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he too will be ceremonially unclean until evening.
- Numbers 19:19וְרָחַ֥ץ · and batheThe man who is ceremonially clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and that evening he will be clean.
- Deuteronomy 21:6יִרְחֲצוּ֙ · shall washThen all the elders of the city nearest the victim shall wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken,
- Deuteronomy 23:11יִרְחַ֣ץ · he must washWhen evening approaches, he must wash with water, and when the sun sets he may return to the camp.
- Judges 19:21וַֽיִּרְחֲצוּ֙ · And they washedSo he brought him to his house and fed his donkeys. And they washed their feet and ate and drank.
- Ruth 3:3וְרָחַ֣צְתְּ׀ · Therefore wash yourselfTherefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
- 1 Samuel 25:41לִרְחֹ֕ץ · and to washShe arose, bowed facedown, and said, “Here is your servant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”