Tahor (טהור) means pure in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
pure
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Tahor.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראחומר שאין בו, או שהוסרו ממנו, לכלוך או פסולת.
וְצִפִּיתָ אֹתוֹ זָהָב טָהוֹר מִבַּיִת וּמִחוּץ תְּצַפֶּנּוּ
- 2אדם או חפץ שאין עליו רוח טומאה.
וְאָסַף אִישׁ טָהוֹר אֵת אֵפֶר הַפָּרָה וְהִנִּיחַ מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה בְּמָקוֹם טָהוֹר וְהָיְתָה לַעֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת
- 3בעל חיים המותר באכילה ליהודים.
כָּל צִפּוֹר טְהֹרָה תֹּאכֵלוּ
- 4בהשאלהחף מהשפעות חיצוניות.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tahor is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- טָהוֹר
- Written without vowel points
- טהור
- Said
- tahor
- Root
- ט־ה־ר
- Pattern
- קָטוֹל
- Inflections
- נ' טְהוֹרָה ר' טְהוֹרִים טְהוֹרוֹת נס' טְהוֹר־
- Gematria
- 220
This is how Tahor is said in other languages.
- English
- pure
These words mean nearly the same as Tahor.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Tahor.
- מזוהם
- טמא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tahor.
The word Tahor is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חומר טהור
- זהב טהור
- מתמטיקה טהורה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tahor comes from the root ט־ה־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Tahor in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tahor.
What does Tahor (טהור) mean in Hebrew?
Tahor (טהור) means pure. It is said tahor, with the stress on hor.
What is a synonym for Tahor (טהור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tahor (טהור) are כשר, זך, מזוכך, חף, נקי, and צלול.
What is the opposite of Tahor (טהור)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tahor (טהור) are מזוהם and טמא.
What rhymes with Tahor (טהור)?
Words that rhyme with Tahor (טהור) include אור, עור, צינור, מקור, אזור, and בור.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry טהור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.