טְהוֹר
te.hor
H2890
H:N-M / H:A
Hebrew
pureness
1
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language
te.hor describes purity attributed to eyes that cannot look upon evil.
The sole attested use describes a quality of purity attributed to eyes in a statement that they cannot look upon evil.
Senses in use
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Purity that cannot look upon evil · dominant
In Habakkuk 1:13, the masculine singular construct adjective qualifies “eyes” in the clause that they are too pure to see evil; the APB renders the statement, “Your eyes are too pure to see evil.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Habakkuk 1:13, the APB presents the clause as “Your eyes are too pure to see evil.” This rendering confirms the clause’s sense without isolating every element of the Hebrew.