Words based on the Hebrew root qādaš (e.g. ‘holy’, ‘holiness’, ‘sanctify’) come 152 times in Leviticus, representing about one-fifth of all occurrences in the Old Testament. The adjective ṭāhor, ‘clean’, and associated words occur 74 times, representing more than one-third of all Old Testament occurrences. The adjective ṭāmē’, ‘unclean’, and cognate terms come 132 times, representing more than half of the total occurrences in the Old Testament.
