Definition
a primitive root; to polish; by implication, to sharpen; also to rinse
Traditional renderings: bright, furbish, scour.
Traditional renderings: bright, furbish, scour.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מָרַק:
- αὐτόςautos“it/s/he”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Leviticus 6:28וּמֹרַ֥ק · [the pot] must be scouredThe clay pot in which the sin offering is boiled must be broken; if it is boiled in a bronze pot, the pot must be scoured and rinsed with water.
- 2 Chronicles 4:16מָרֽוּק׃ · were of polished…and the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles. All these objects that Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.
- Proverbs 20:30תַּמְרִיק · scourLashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.
- Jeremiah 46:4מִרְקוּ֙ · PolishHarness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!