Lexical Definition

‎דּוּחַ‎ dûwach (doo'-akh) to wash ^H:V
a primitive root

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.)

See Greek: ἐξωθέω · πλύνω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎דּוּחַ‎, ‎דִּיחַ‎] verb rinse, cleanse away by rinsing, washing (Late Hebrew Hiph`il, Aramaic Aph`el id.; compare Assyrian dî—u Dl^{Pr 177}) —

Hiph`il Perfect suffix ‎הדיחנו‎ Kt Jer 51:34 Qr ‎הֱדִיחָ֑נִי‎ but read ‎הִדִּיחני‎ from ‎נדח‎ (Hi, compare Jer 50:17); Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יָדִיחַ‎ Isa 4:4 3 masculine plural ‎יָדִיחוּ‎ 2Chr 4:6 + Ezek 40:38 (Co conjecture ‎הַקָּדִים‎); —

1. rinse, victims to be offered in sacrifice Ezek 40:38, so 2Chr 4:6 (compare above)

2. figurative cleanse by washing Isa 4:4, of removing guilt.

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