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Lexicon :: Strong's H4803 - māraṭ

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מָרַט
Transliteration
māraṭ
Pronunciation
maw-rat'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1244

Strong’s Definitions

מָרַט mâraṭ, maw-rat'; a primitive root; to polish; by implication, to make bald (the head), to gall (the shoulder); also, to sharpen:—bright, furbish, (have his) hair (be) fallen off, peeled, pluck off (hair).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H4803 in the following manner: furbished (3x), fallen (2x), plucked off (2x), peeled (1x), plucked off their hair (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H4803 in the following manner: furbished (3x), fallen (2x), plucked off (2x), peeled (1x), plucked off their hair (1x).

  1. to bare, polish, make smooth or bald or bare

    1. (Qal)

      1. to make bare

      2. to scour, polish

    2. (Niphal) to be made bald


See other verb form (Pual) under H4178
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָרַט mâraṭ, maw-rat'; a primitive root; to polish; by implication, to make bald (the head), to gall (the shoulder); also, to sharpen:—bright, furbish, (have his) hair (be) fallen off, peeled, pluck off (hair).
STRONGS H4803: Abbreviations
† [מָרַט] verb make smooth, bare, bald; scour, polish (Late Hebrew id.; pull out, off (feathers, hair); Aramaic bdb059804. מְרַט id.; Arabic bdb059805 have little hair, bdb059806 pluck out hair); —
Qal Imperfect 1st person singular וָאֶמְרְטָה Ezra 9:3, suffix 3rd person masculine plural וָאֶמְרְטֵם Nehemiah 13:25; Infinitive construct מָרְטָה Ezekiel 21:16 [Ezekiel 21:11]; Participle plural מֹרְטִים Isaiah 50:6; passive feminine מְרוּטָה Ezekiel 21:14 [Ezekiel 21:9] + 2 times; —
1. make bare כָּל־כָּתֵף מְרוּטָה Ezekiel 29:18 every shoulder is laid bare (from chafing of burden; || כָּל־ראֹשׁ מֻקְרָח); the cheek (by plucking out beard) גֵּוִי נָתַתִּי לְמַכִּים וּלְחָיַי לְמֹרְטִ֑ים Isaiah 50:6; with accusative of person וָאֶמְרְטֵ֑ם Nehemiah 13:25 (both acts of violence); of hair and beard וָאֶמְרְטָה מִשְּׂעַר ראֹשִׁי וּזֶקָנִי Ezra 9:3 (sign of grief).
2. scour, polish, a sword, only Ezekiel 21:14 [Ezekiel 21:9] (+ הוּחַדָּת; Co reads מ׳ as Pu), Ezekiel 21:16 [Ezekiel 21:11] (strike out Co), Ezekiel 21:33 [Ezekiel 21:28], + [H4593 Ezekiel 21:20 [Ezekiel 21:15]] מְרֻטָה for MT מְעֻטָּה (Ew Sm Co Berthol).
Niph. Imperfect יִמָּרֵט ראֹשׁוֺ Leviticus 13:40, 41 his head is made bald (by leprosy).

See bottom portion (Pu.) of this BDB entry H4178.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H4804.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

13:40; 13:41

Ezra

9:3; 9:3

Nehemiah

13:25; 13:25

Isaiah

50:6; 50:6

Ezekiel

21:9; 21:9; 21:11; 21:11; 21:28; 29:18

H4803

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4803 matches the Hebrew מָרַט (māraṭ),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:40 -

“Now if a [fn]man loses H4803 the hair H4803 of his head, he is bald; he is clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:41 - “And if his head becomes H4803 bald H4803 at the [fn]front and sides, he is bald on the forehead; he is clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:45

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:45 - and the pots and the shovels and the bowls; and all these utensils which Hiram made for King Solomon in the house of Yahweh were of polished H4803 bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:3 - When I heard about this matter, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled H4803 some of the hair from my head and my beard, and sat down in consternation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:25 - So I contended with them and cursed them and struck some of them and pulled H4803 out H4803 their hair H4803 and made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take up their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:6 -

I gave My back to those who strike Me,

And My cheeks to those who pluck H4803 out H4803 the beard H4803;

I did not hide My face from dishonor and spitting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:9 - “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says [fn]the Lord.’ Say,

‘A sword, a sword sharpened

And also polished H4803!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:10 -

‘Sharpened to make a slaughter,

Polished H4803 [fn]to flash like lightning!’

Or shall we [fn]rejoice in the [fn]scepter of My son? The sword despises every tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:11 - “It is given to be polished H4803, that it may be seized by the [fn]hand; the sword is sharpened and polished H4803, to give it into the hand of the one who kills.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:28 -

“Now as for you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach,’ and say: ‘A sword, a sword is drawn, polished H4803 for the slaughter, to cause it [fn]to consume, that it may be like lightning—

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:18 - “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his military force [fn]labor hard against Tyre; every head was made bald, and every shoulder was rubbed H4803 bare H4803. But he and his military force had no wages from Tyre for the [fn]labor that he had [fn]labored against it.”
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