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kleÌ„r, kleÌ„r´nes (בּר, bar; διαβλεÌπω, diableÌpoÌ„): Equivalent of several Hebrew and Greek words for bright, unclouded, shining without obstruction, distinct, brilliant; “clearer than the noon-day†(): “clear as the sun†(); “clear shining after rain†(); “clear heat in sunshine†(); “clear as crystal†(). Adverb, “clearly,†for distinctly (; ; ). Noun, “clearness,†for brilliancy, in , “as the very heaven for clearness.â€
From this physical, it is applied, in a moral sense, to character, as spotless and free from guilt, or charge, or obligation “from oath†(); “from transgression†(). Hence, the verb “to clear†means juridically to declare or prove innocent, to vindicate (; ; ; compare haÌgnos, , the Revised Version (British and American) “pureâ€) “Be clear when thou judgest†() refers to the proof and vindication of the righteousness of God.