Hebrew · H4838 · unreviewed

מָרַק

To polish ; by implication, to sharpen ; also to rinse

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מָרַק H4838

What does מָרַק mean in the Bible?

מָרַק is a Hebrew word meaning "to polish ; by implication, to sharpen ; also to rinse". to polish; by implication, to sharpen; also to rinse BDB: scour Usage: bright, furbish, scour.

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Meaning

to polish ; by implication, to sharpen ; also to rinse
Extended definition

to polish; by implication, to sharpen; also to rinse BDB: scour Usage: bright, furbish, scour.

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Participle passive 2Chr 4:16
Sequential imperfect Jer 46:4
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action
Imperfect Prov 20:30
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