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Lexicon :: Strong's H4838 - māraq

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מָרַק
Transliteration
māraq
Pronunciation
maw-rak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1246

Strong’s Definitions

מָרַק mâraq, maw-rak'; a primitive root; to polish; by implication, to sharpen; also to rinse:—bright, furbish, scour.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H4838 in the following manner: furbish (1x), bright (1x), scoured (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H4838 in the following manner: furbish (1x), bright (1x), scoured (1x).

  1. to scour, polish

    1. (Qal) to scour, polish

    2. (Pual) to be scoured

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָרַק mâraq, maw-rak'; a primitive root; to polish; by implication, to sharpen; also to rinse:—bright, furbish, scour.
STRONGS H4838: Abbreviations
† I. [מָרַק] verb scour, polish (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic bdb059904 מְרַק; compare Arabic bdb059905 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. Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular חַמְרִיק only Proverbs 20:30 Kt, figurative, in clause בְּרָ֑ע ת׳ פֶּצַע חַבֻּרוֹת blows that cut in, cleanse away evil (compare De Now Wild VB); Qr תַּמְרוּק i.e. (are) a cleaning. (Greek Version of the LXX συναντᾷ κακοῖς, whence Gr תַּקְדִּים, Frankenb. תִּקְרֶינָה, but improbable).
Pu. Perfect וּמֹרַק consecutive Leviticus 6:21 be well scoured, of bronze vessel (|| וְשֻׁטַּף בַּמָּ֑יִם).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

6:21

1 Kings

7:45

2 Chronicles

4:16

Proverbs

20:30

Jeremiah

46:4

H4838

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4838 matches the Hebrew מָרַק (māraq),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:28 - And the earthenware vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken. But if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, that shall be scoured and rinsed in water.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:16 - The pots, the shovels, the forks, and all the equipment for these Huram-abi made of burnished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:30 - Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
strokes make clean the innermost parts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:4 - Harness the horses;
mount, O horsemen!
Take your stations with your helmets,
polish your spears,
put on your armor!
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