תַּמְרוּק

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hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences1 book3 verses

Definition

or תַּמְרֻק; or תַּמְרִיק; from H4838; properly, a scouring, i.e. soap or perfumery for the bath; figuratively, a detergent
Traditional renderings: × cleanse, (thing for) purification(-fying).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Esther 2:3תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃ · beauty treatments
    …and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.
  2. Esther 2:9תַּמְרוּקֶ֤יהָ · with beauty treatments
    And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.
  3. Esther 2:12וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י · and cosmetics
    In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.