What does מָרַק mean in the Bible?
מָרַק is a Hebrew word meaning "to polish ; by implication, to sharpen ; also to rinse".
Hebrew · H4838
מָרַק
To polish ; by implication, to sharpen ; also to rinse
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מָרַקH4838
What does מָרַק mean in the Bible?
מָרַק is a Hebrew word meaning "to polish ; by implication, to sharpen ; also to rinse".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4838?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the pot] must be scoured (1), Polish (1), scour (1), were of polished (1).
Where does מָרַק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 6:28. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (1), Jeremiah (1), Leviticus (1), Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[the pot] must be scoured1×Leviticus 6:28
Polish1×Jeremiah 46:4
scour1×Proverbs 20:30
were of polished1×2 Chronicles 4:16
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 6:28וּמֹרַ֥קto[the pot] must be scouredConjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular2 Chronicles 4:16מָרֽוּק׃towere of polishedVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularProverbs 20:30תַּמְרִיקtoscourNoun - masculine singularJeremiah 46:4מִרְקוּ֙toPolishVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 6:28
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Leviticus12 Chronicles1Proverbs1Jeremiah1
Source forms
וּמֹרַ֥ק1xū·mō·raqLeviticus 6:28
מָרֽוּק׃1xmā·rūq2 Chronicles 4:16
מִרְקוּ֙1xmir·qūJeremiah 46:4
תַּמְרִיק1xtam·rīqProverbs 20:30
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular1xLeviticus 6:28
Noun - masculine singular1xProverbs 20:30
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural1xJeremiah 46:4
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular1x2 Chronicles 4:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to polish ; by implication, to sharpen ; also to rinse
Source Gloss
to polish ; by implication, to sharpen ; also to rinse
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to polish; by implication, to sharpen; also to rinse BDB: scour Usage: bright, furbish, scour.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms3
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
Participle passive2Chr 4:161×
Sequential imperfectJer 46:41×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action1×
ImperfectProv 20:301×
Word Origins
מָרַק is a primitive root - no further derivation.