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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #4838 - מָרַק

Transliteration

mâraq

Phonetics

maw-rak'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1246

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to scour, polish
1. (Qal) to scour, polish
2. (Pual) to be scoured

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 4261 ‑ προβάλλω (prob‑al'‑lo);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (3)

Leviticus 1

2 Chronicles 1

Jeremiah 1

BSB (4)

Leviticus 1

2 Chronicles 1

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 1

CSB (3)

Leviticus 1

2 Chronicles 1

Jeremiah 1

ESV (3)

Leviticus 1

2 Chronicles 1

Jeremiah 1

KJV (3)

Leviticus 1

2 Chronicles 1

Jeremiah 1

LEB (4)

Leviticus 1

2 Chronicles 1

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 1

LSB (4)

Leviticus 1

2 Chronicles 1

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 1

N95 (4)

Leviticus 1

2 Chronicles 1

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 1

NAS (5)

Leviticus 1

2 Chronicles 1

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (3)

Leviticus 1

2 Chronicles 1

Jeremiah 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2356) q r m (מרק MRQ) AC: Scour CO: ? AB: Cleansing: A rubbing or scrubbing to cleanse or polish. [from: rm- rubbing]

V) q r m (מרק MRQ) - Scour: To briskly rub something. KJV (3): (vf: Paal, Pual) furbish, bright, scour - Strongs: H4838 (מָרַק)

N^m) q r m (מרק MRQ) - Broth: [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (3): broth - Strongs: H4839 (מָרָק)

d^m) q f r m (מרוק MRWQ) - Scouring: A brisk rubbing of the body with ointments. KJV (1): purification - Strongs: H4795 (מְרוּקִים)

id^m) q f r m t (תמרוק TMRWQ) - Cleansing: [df: qyrmt]KJV (4): purification, purifying, cleanse - Strongs: H8562 (תַּמְרִיק)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. [מָרַק] verb scour, polish (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic

מְרַק; compare Arabic

scrape off wool from a skin); —

Qal Imperative מִרְקוּ הָֽרְמָחִים Jeremiah 46:4 polish the lances! Passive participle מָרוּק 2 Chronicles 4:16 polished, of bronze utensils of temple (= מְמוֺרָט 1 Kings 7:45).

Hiph`il Imperfect 3 feminine singular חַמְרִיק only Proverbs 20:30 Kt, figurative, in clause בְּרָ֑ע׳חַבֻּרוֺת מֶּצַע ת blows that cut in, cleanse away evil (compare De Now Wild VB); Qr תַּמְרוּק i.e. (are) a cleaning. (ᵐ5 συναντᾷ κακοῖς, whence Gr תַּקְדִּים, Frankenb. תִּקְרֶינָה, but improbable).

Pu`al Perfect וּמֹרַק consecutive Leviticus 6:21 be well scoured, of bronze vessel ("" וְשֻׁטַּף בַּמָּ֑יִם).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מָרַק prop. to rub (compare the kindred מָרַת, and in Greek ἀμέργω, ὀμοργνύω); hence

(1) to polish (metal); 2 Chronicles 4:16, נְחשֶׁת מָרוּק “polished brass;” Jerem. 46:4, מִרְקוּ חָֽרְמָחִים “polish the spears.”

(2) to cleanse, by washing, or anointing; compare תַּמְרוּקִים. (Syr. ܡܪܰܩ. to wash off.)

Pual מֹרַק pass. of No. 1, to be scoured, Leviticus 6:21.

Derivatives, מְרוּקִים, תַּמְרוּקִים.

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List of Word Forms

וּמֹרַ֥ק ומרק מִרְקוּ֙ מָרֽוּק׃ מרוק׃ מרקו תַּמְר֣וּק תמרוק mā·rūq maRuk mārūq mir·qū mirKu mirqū tam·rūq tamRuk tamrūq ū·mō·raq umoRak ūmōraq