4838. maraq
Strong's Lexicon
maraq: To polish, scour, rinse

Original Word: מָרַק
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: maraq
Pronunciation: mah-RAHK
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-rak')
Definition: To polish, scour, rinse
Meaning: to polish, to sharpen, to rinse

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "maraq," the concept of cleansing and purification is echoed in Greek terms such as καθαρίζω (katharizō - Strong's Greek 2511), which means to cleanse or purify.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "maraq" primarily means to polish or scour, often in the context of cleaning or rinsing. It conveys the action of making something clean or shiny by rubbing or washing. This term is used in the context of preparing or purifying objects, particularly in a ritual or domestic setting.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, cleanliness and purification were significant both in daily life and religious practices. Objects, especially those used in religious rituals, were often polished or rinsed to ensure they were ceremonially clean. The act of scouring or polishing was not only practical but also symbolic of spiritual purification and readiness for worship.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to scour, polish
NASB Translation
polish (1), polished (1), scour (1), scoured (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
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 מָרוּק2Chronicles 4:16 polished, of bronze utensils of temple (= מְמוֺרָט 1 Kings 7:45).

Hiph`il Imperfect3feminine 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).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bright, furbish, scour

A primitive root; to polish; by implication, to sharpen; also to rinse -- bright, furbish, scour.

Forms and Transliterations
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
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 6:28
HEB: נְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ בֻּשָּׁ֔לָה וּמֹרַ֥ק וְשֻׁטַּ֖ף בַּמָּֽיִם׃
NAS: vessel, then it shall be scoured and rinsed
KJV: pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed
INT: A bronze boiled shall be scoured and rinsed water

2 Chronicles 4:16
HEB: יְהוָ֑ה נְחֹ֖שֶׁת מָרֽוּק׃
NAS: made of polished bronze
KJV: of the LORD of bright brass.
INT: God bronze of polished

Proverbs 20:30
HEB: [תַּמְרִיק כ] (תַּמְר֣וּק ק) בְּרָ֑ע
NAS: that wound scour away evil,
INT: Stripes wound bright evil and strokes

Jeremiah 46:4
HEB: וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ בְּכ֥וֹבָעִ֑ים מִרְקוּ֙ הָֽרְמָחִ֔ים לִבְשׁ֖וּ
NAS: with helmets [on]! Polish the spears,
KJV: with [your] helmets; furbish the spears,
INT: and take helmets Polish the spears Put

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4838
4 Occurrences


mā·rūq — 1 Occ.
mir·qū — 1 Occ.
tam·rūq — 1 Occ.
ū·mō·raq — 1 Occ.
















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