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Strong's #4838 - מָרַק
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- to scour, polish
- (Qal) to scour, polish
- (Pual) to be scoured
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2356) qrm (מרק MRQ) AC: Scour CO: ? AB: Cleansing: A rubbing or scrubbing to cleanse or polish. [from: rm- rubbing]
V) qrm (מרק MRQ) - Scour: To briskly rub something. KJV (3): (vf: Paal, Pual) furbish, bright, scour - Strongs: H4838 (מָרַק)
Nm) qrm (מרק MRQ) - Broth: [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (3): broth - Strongs: H4839 (מָרָק)
dm) qfrm (מרוק MRWQ) - Scouring: A brisk rubbing of the body with ointments. KJV (1): purification - Strongs: H4795 (מְרוּקִים)
idm) qfrmt (תמרוק TMRWQ) - Cleansing: [df: qyrmt]KJV (4): purification, purifying, cleanse - Strongs: H8562 (תַּמְרִיק)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
מְרַק; compare Arabic 
scrape off wool from a skin); — Qal Imperative מִרְקוּ הָֽרְמָחִים Jeremiah 46:4 polish the lances! Passive participle מָרוּק 2 Chronicles 4:16 polished, of bronze utensils of temple (= מְמוֺרָט 1 Kings 7:45).
Hiph`il Imperfect 3 feminine singular חַמְרִיק only Proverbs 20:30 Kt, figurative, in clause בְּרָ֑ע׳חַבֻּרוֺת מֶּצַע ת blows that cut in, cleanse away evil (compare De Now Wild VB); Qr תַּמְרוּק i.e. (are) a cleaning. (ᵐ5 συναντᾷ κακοῖς, whence Gr תַּקְדִּים, Frankenb. תִּקְרֶינָה, but improbable).
Pu`al Perfect וּמֹרַק consecutive Leviticus 6:21 be well scoured, of bronze vessel ("" וְשֻׁטַּף בַּמָּ֑יִם).
מָרַק prop. to rub (compare the kindred מָרַת, and in Greek ἀμέργω, ὀμοργνύω); hence
(1) to polish (metal); 2 Chronicles 4:16, נְחשֶׁת מָרוּק “polished brass;” Jerem. 46:4, מִרְקוּ חָֽרְמָחִים “polish the spears.”
(2) to cleanse, by washing, or anointing; compare תַּמְרוּקִים. (Syr. ܡܪܰܩ. to wash off.)
Pual מֹרַק pass. of No. 1, to be scoured, Leviticus 6:21.
Derivatives, מְרוּקִים, תַּמְרוּקִים.
