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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 4838. מָרַק (maraq) -- To polish, scour, rinse</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/4838.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_chronicles/4-16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/4838.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 4838</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/4837.htm" title="4837">◄</a> 4838. maraq <a href="../hebrew/4839.htm" title="4839">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">maraq: To polish, scour, rinse</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">מָרַק</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>maraq<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>mah-RAHK<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(maw-rak')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To polish, scour, rinse<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to polish, to sharpen, to rinse<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to scour, polish<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>polish (1), polished (1), scour (1), scoured (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. [<font class="hebrew2">מָרַק</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>scour, polish</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>id.</em>; Aramaic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb059904.gif"> <font class="hebrew2">מְרַק</font>; compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb059905.gif"> <em>scrape off wool</em> from a skin); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperative</em> <font class="hebrew2">מִרְקוּ הָֽרְמָחִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Jeremiah 46:4</a> <em>polish the lances! Passive participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">מָרוּק</font>2Chronicles 4:16 <em>polished</em>, of bronze utensils of temple (= <font class="hebrew2">מְמוֺרָט</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-45.htm">1 Kings 7:45</a>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>3feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">חַמְרִיק</font> only <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/20-30.htm">Proverbs 20:30</a> Kt, figurative, in clause <font class="hebrew2">בְּרָ֑ע</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">חַבֻּרוֺת מֶּצַע ת</font> <em>blows that cut in, cleanse away evil</em> (compare De Now Wild VB); Qr <font class="hebrew2">תַּמְרוּק</font> i.e. (are) <em>a cleaning</em>. (<font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">συναντᾷ κακοῖς</font>, whence Gr <font class="hebrew2">תַּקְדִּים</font>, Frankenb. <font class="hebrew2">תִּקְרֶינָה</font>, but improbable). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pu`al</b></font> <em>Perfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">וּמֹרַק</font> consecutive <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/6-21.htm">Leviticus 6:21</a> <em>be well scoured</em>, of bronze vessel ("" <font class="hebrew2">וְשֻׁטַּף בַּמָּ֑יִם</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>bright, furbish, scour <p>A primitive root; to polish; by implication, to sharpen; also to rinse -- bright, furbish, scour. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>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<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/leviticus/6-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 6:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ בֻּשָּׁ֔לָה <b> וּמֹרַ֥ק </b> וְשֻׁטַּ֖ף בַּמָּֽיִם׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> vessel, <span class="itali">then it shall be scoured</span> and rinsed<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> pot, <span class="itali">it shall be both scoured,</span> and rinsed<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/6-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A bronze boiled <span class="itali">shall be scoured</span> and rinsed water<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 4:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוָ֑ה נְחֹ֖שֶׁת <b> מָרֽוּק׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> made <span class="itali">of polished</span> bronze<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the LORD <span class="itali">of bright</span> brass.<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> God bronze <span class="itali">of polished</span><p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/20-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 20:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">[תַּמְרִיק כ] <b> (תַּמְר֣וּק </b> ק) בְּרָ֑ע</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that wound <span class="itali">scour</span> away evil,<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/20-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Stripes wound <span class="itali">bright</span> evil and strokes<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/46-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 46:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/46.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ בְּכ֥וֹבָעִ֑ים <b> מִרְקוּ֙ </b> הָֽרְמָחִ֔ים לִבְשׁ֖וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/46.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with helmets <span class="itali">[on]! Polish</span> the spears,<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/46.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with [your] helmets; <span class="itali">furbish</span> the spears,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/46-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and take helmets <span class="itali">Polish</span> the spears Put<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4838.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4838.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4838<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/maruk_4838.htm">mā·rūq — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mirku_4838.htm">mir·qū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tamruk_4838.htm">tam·rūq — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umorak_4838.htm">ū·mō·raq — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/4837.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4837"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4837" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/4839.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4839"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4839" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>