טהור
The English word "pure" is טהור in Hebrew.
טהור is used to describe something that is free of foreign material or pollutants. It can be used in a physical sense, such as describing gold or figuratively to mean "sheer" or "absolute," as in the phrase "pure chaos."
Meaning: free of foreign material or pollutants (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the adjective changes based on the gender and number of the noun it describes: use טהורה for feminine singular, טהורים for masculine plural and טהורות for feminine plural.
Did you know?
- The term טהורה is used in the context of the 'Mikvah', a ritual bath used to achieve a state of purity.
- In modern Hebrew, טהור is used in the term עברית טהורה to describe 'pure Hebrew' that avoids slang or foreign loanwords.
- The opposite of טהור is טמא, a word that describes ritual impurity and is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe things that are forbidden or 'unclean'.
Examples in context
- האם זהו זהב טהור?Is that pure gold?This sentence is useful for asking if something is טהור gold.Tatoeba #2029123 by MrShoval, translation #442974 by CK
- זה היה תוהו ובוהו טהור.It was pure chaos.This sentence demonstrates the figurative use of טהור to mean sheer chaos.Tatoeba #5517742 by fekundulo, translation #5370760 by Hybrid
- הסוודר הזה עשוי צמר טהור.This sweater is made of pure wool.This sentence shows how to describe a material as being made of טהור wool.Tatoeba #6028005 by fekundulo, translation #4826298 by Hybrid
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Example conversation
Ido and Agur are discussing the quality of a water filter.
- עידו Idoהאם המים מהמסנן הם טהורים?Ha'am ha'mayim me'ha'mesanen hem tahorim?Is the water from the filter pure?
- עגור Adiכן, זהו מים טהור לחלוטין.Ken, zehu mayim tahor le'halutin.Yes, it is completely pure water.
- עידו Idoאני מעדיף לשתות מים טהור.Ani ma'adif lishtot mayim tahor.I prefer to drink pure water.
- עגור Adiזה בהחלט הבריא ביותר, עידו.Ze be'hechlet ha'bari beyoter, Ido.It is definitely the healthiest, Ido.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
