H1740 — דּוּחַ (duwach)¶
Core Data¶
- Strong's: H1740
- Original: דּוּחַ
- Transliteration: duwach
- Pronunciation: doo
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Root: Primitive root
- Occurrences: 4 unique verses / 4 tokens across 4 books
- First Occurrence: 2 Chronicles 4:6 — "such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them"
- Hapax Legomenon: No
Lexicon Definition¶
A primitive root; to thrust away; figuratively, to cleanse:--cast out, purge, wash.
Verb Stem Distribution¶
| Stem | Count | Typical Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Hiphil | 4 | cause to be rinsed/washed away; cast out; purge |
The Hebrew parser returns four Strong's-counted H1740 verbal occurrences, all Hiphil: Isa 4:4; Jer 51:34; Eze 40:38; 2 Chr 4:6. It also returns a noun form in Lam 2:14 glossed "enticement," but that form is not counted under H1740 by the Strong's gatherer and is not included in the distribution above.
Translation Distribution (KJV)¶
| Translation | Verses | % |
|---|---|---|
| they washed | 2 | 50.0% |
| he hath cast me out | 1 | 25.0% |
| shall have purged | 1 | 25.0% |
Distribution by Book¶
| Book | Count | Per 100 Verses |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 |
| Ezekiel | 1 | 0.1 |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.1 |
H1740 is sparse and not concentrated in any one corpus. Two occurrences are temple/altar washing texts, one is prophetic purging of Jerusalem's blood, and one is a metaphor of Babylon casting Jerusalem out.
Semantic Categories¶
1. Temple / Altar Washing¶
Concrete washing associated with offerings and temple equipment. These two occurrences account for half the word's usage. - 2 Chr 4:6 — "such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them" - Eze 40:38 — "where they washed the burnt offering"
2. Purging / Washing Away Defilement¶
Figurative cleansing by removal, with bloodguilt as the object. - Isa 4:4 — "and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning"
3. Casting Out / Expulsion¶
Removal expressed as being thrust or cast away. - Jer 51:34 — "he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out"
Common Collocations¶
| Word | Strong's | Co-occurrences | Typical Pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| עֹלָה (olah) | H5930 | 2x | burnt offering as the object/context of washing |
| רָחַץ (rachats) | H7364 | 2x | general washing verb in the same cultic washing verses |
| כִּיּוֹר (kiyor) | H3595 | 1x | lavers used for washing sacrificial material |
| כְּלִי (keli) | H3627 | 1x | vessel/equipment context in 2 Chr 4:6 |
| כֹּהֵן (kohen) | H3548 | 1x | priestly/temple setting |
| דָּם (dam) | H1818 | 1x | blood purged from Jerusalem in Isa 4:4 |
| בָּעַר (baar) | H1197 | 1x | burning/judgment imagery in Isa 4:4 |
| בָּבֶל (Babel) | H894 | 1x | Babylon as agent of violent expulsion in Jer 51:34 |
Related Words¶
Synonyms¶
- H7364 רָחַץ (rachats) — wash, bathe; the relationship tool returns this as the direct synonym, and it co-occurs with H1740 in both cultic washing verses.
Semantic Domain¶
- [002001001012] Clean — the relationship tool places H1740 in the Clean domain with neighbors including H1252/H1253 בֹּר, H1305 ברר, H2212 זקק, H2219 זרה, and H2398 חטא.
Easily Confused Words¶
| Word | Strong's | Shared Translation | Key Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| רָחַץ (rachats) | H7364 | "they washed" | rachats is the common wash/bathe verb across 71 verses; duwach is rare and carries a stronger removal/rinsing-away sense, with only two cultic washing uses |
| טָהֵר (taher) | H2891 | clean/cleanse/purge semantic field | taher is the standard purity-status verb; duwach describes washing away, purging, or casting out in only four verses |
| כָּפַר (kaphar) | H3722 | "purge" semantic overlap | kaphar is atoning/expiatory action; duwach is removal or washing away, not the normal atonement verb |
LXX Mapping¶
The gatherer did not return a stable content-word Greek equivalent for H1740. The ranked items were function words only:
| Greek Equivalent | Strong's | Count | PMI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| αὐτός (autos) | G846 | 4 | 0.95 | Pronoun; not a lexical equivalent |
| ὁ (ho) | G3588 | 4 | 0.21 | Article; not a lexical equivalent |
| καί (kai) | G2532 | 3 | -0.12 | Conjunction; not a lexical equivalent |
No cross-testament trace should be created from this data: H1740 has only four occurrences and no content-word LXX bridge with meaningful co-occurrence.
See Also¶
- H7364-rachats.md — common wash/bathe verb; direct synonym returned by relationship tooling
- H2891-taher.md — primary clean/purify verb in ritual and moral purity contexts
- H3722-kaphar.md — atonement/purge verb; broader sanctuary and expiation vocabulary
- H2889-tahowr.md — clean/pure adjective in material, ritual, and moral contexts
Context-Neutral Usage Note¶
H1740 contributes to sanctuary-adjacent cleansing language only narrowly. Its two clearest cultic uses concern washing burnt-offering material in temple/laver contexts (2 Chr 4:6; Eze 40:38). Isaiah 4:4 supplies a figurative purging/removal text involving Jerusalem's bloodguilt, but H1740 is not a high-frequency sanctuary cleansing term and should not carry the lexical weight normally assigned to H2891 (taher), H3722 (kaphar), H7364 (rachats), or related purity vocabulary.
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