רָחַץ rachats
Hebrew word for “to wash” · Strong’s H7364 · used 72 times in 71 verses
Meaning
: wash; 1) to wash, wash off, wash away, bathe;
How it is translated
Glosses given for rachats in context, with how often each is used:
- will wash 35
- wash 10
- washed 10
- washing 3
- bathed 3
- have washed 2
- bathe 1
- has washed 1
- bathing 1
- will i wash 1
- washed myself 1
- when bathed 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leviticus | 26 | 2.2 | |
| Exodus | 11 | 0.7 | |
| Genesis | 5 | 0.2 | |
| Numbers | 3 | 0.2 | |
| 2 Samuel | 3 | 0.3 | |
| 2 Kings | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Psalms | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Ezekiel | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Deuteronomy | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Job | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Song of Solomon | 2 | 1.6 |
Also in 6 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Leviticus 15 (12), Exodus 30 (4), Exodus 40 (4), Leviticus 16 (4), Numbers 19 (3), 2 Kings 5 (3), Genesis 43 (2), Exodus 29 (2), Leviticus 1 (2), Leviticus 8 (2)
Forms
- ורחץ 22
- ורחצו 6
- ורחצת 5
- ירחץ 5
- רחץ 5
- וירחץ 4
- לרחצה 4
- לרחץ 3
- ירחצו 3
- רחצת 3
Words used with it
Words that share verses with rachats more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- מַי mayim “water” 41
- כָּבַס kavas “to wash” 19
- בֶּגֶד beged “garment” 20
- עֶרֶב erev “evening” 18
- טָמֵא tame “to defile” 15
- בָּשָׂר basar “flesh” 13
- רֶגֶל regel “foot” 11
- עַד ad “till” 16
- טָהֵר taher “be pure” 8
- נָגַע naga “to touch” 8
- כֶּרַע kara “leg” 5
- מִזְבֵּחַ mizbeach “altar” 9
Key verses
The verses using rachats that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Leviticus 1:9 — But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet…
- Leviticus 14:8 — And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come…
- Leviticus 15:5 — And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
- Leviticus 17:15 — And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both…
- 2 Samuel 11:2 — And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman…
- 2 Kings 5:10 — And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
- 2 Kings 5:13 — And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much…
- Psalms 26:6 — I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
- Psalms 58:10 — The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Proverbs 30:12 — There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
- Isaiah 1:16 — Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
- 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…
See all 71 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.