טְהֵר, טְהַר ch. same 1) to be clean (usually דכי). Ber. 2ᵇ וט׳ גברא, v. infra. —2) to be cleared away, be gone. Ib. 2ᵃ, sq. (ref. to Lev. XXII, 7 ובא השמש וטהר) ממאי דהאי … והאי וטהר ט׳ יומא דלמא … ט׳ גברא how do you know that this uba hash-shemesh means his sunset (the finished sunset of the seventh day, v. Ms. M. in Rabb. D. S. a. l.), and v’taher means, the day is gone; may be uba &c. means the approach of his evening (beginning sunset. Tosaf. a. l.; Rashi: the arrival of his (eighth) morning), and v’taher (referring to the man) means, the man becomes clean (by means of his sacrifice, Rashi). —3) (denom. of טִיהֲרָא) to be noon-time. Yoma 59ᵃ, a. e., v. טִיהֲרָא a. next w.
Pa. - טַהֵר to declare clean. B. Mets. 84ᵇ טַהֲרִינְהוּ he declared them clean.