What does תַּמְרוּק mean in the Bible?
e. soap or perfumery for the bath; figuratively, a detergent".
Hebrew · H8562
תַּמְרוּק
Properly, a scouring , i.e. soap or perfumery for the bath; figuratively, a detergent
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תַּמְרוּק H8562
What does תַּמְרוּק mean in the Bible?
תַּמְרוּק is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, a scouring , i.e. soap or perfumery for the bath; figuratively, a detergent".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8562?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and cosmetics (1), beauty treatments (1), with beauty treatments (1).
Where does תַּמְרוּק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Esther 2:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (3).
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 and cosmetics 1× Esther 2:12
beauty treatments 1× Esther 2:3
with beauty treatments 1× Esther 2:9
Show sample aligned rows
Esther 2:3 תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃ to beauty treatments Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural Esther 2:9 תַּמְרוּקֶ֤יהָ to with beauty treatments Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Esther 2:12 וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י to and cosmetics Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Esther 2:3
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
Esther 3
Source forms
וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י 1x ū·ḇə·ṯam·rū·qê Esther 2:12
תַּמְרוּקֶ֤יהָ 1x tam·rū·qe·hā Esther 2:9
תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃ 1x tam·rū·qê·hen Esther 2:3
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Esther 2:12
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural 1x Esther 2:3
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Esther 2:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, a scouring , i.e. soap or perfumery for the bath; figuratively, a detergent
Source Gloss
properly, a scouring , i.e. soap or perfumery for the bath; figuratively, a detergent
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, a scouring, i.e. soap or perfumery for the bath; figuratively, a detergent Usage: × cleanse, (thing for) purification(-fying).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תַּמְרוּק is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain